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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.

Lupine Blue 1
Icaricia lupini
Echo Azure 2
Celastrina echo
Lucia Azure 3
Celastrina lucia
Silvery Blue 4
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 5
Glaucopsyche piasus
Ancilla Blue 6
Euphilotes ancilla
Marine Blue 7
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 8
Cupido amyntula
Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 10
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 11
Agriades glandon
Cotundra Blue
Icaricia cotundra
Boisduval's Blue 12
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 1
Icaricia lupini
Icaricia lupini texanus 13
Greenish Blue 14
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 15
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 14
Plebejus melissa

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