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Butterflies of Rocky Mountain National Park

All butterflies known to occur in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to Oppler, Bray, and Simpson (2012) on the NPS website.

Weidemeyer's Admiral 1
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Anicia Checkerspot 2
Euphydryas anicia
Northern Crescent 3
Phyciodes cocyta
Pale Crescent 4
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 5
Phyciodes pulchella
Phyciodes batesii anasazi 6
Rockslide Checkerspot 7
Chlosyne damoetas
Gorgone Checkerspot 8
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 9
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 10
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot 11
Poladryas arachne
West Coast Lady 12
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 13
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 14
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 15
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 16
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 17
Nymphalis californica
Green Comma 18
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 19
Polygonia gracilis
Oreas Comma 20
Polygonia oreas
Satyr Comma 21
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 22
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 23
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet 18
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 24
Neominois ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 25
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic 26
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic 27
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 18
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine 28
Erebia callias
Common Alpine 29
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 30
Erebia magdalena
Small Wood-Nymph 31
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 21
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 32
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 33
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 34
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 35
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 36
Speyeria coronis
Edwards's Fritillary 37
Speyeria edwardsii
Great Basin Fritillary 38
Speyeria egleis
Northwestern Fritillary 39
Speyeria hesperis
Mormon Fritillary 40
Speyeria mormonia
Zerene Fritillary 41
Speyeria zerene
Meadow Fritillary 42
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 43
Boloria chariclea
Bog Fritillary 44
Boloria eunomia
Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija
Frigga Fritillary 45
Boloria frigga
Silver-bordered Fritillary 46
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary 47
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 48
Agraulis vanillae
Queen 49
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 49
Danaus plexippus

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