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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.

Ochre Ringlet 1
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 2
Neominois ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 3
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic 4
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic 5
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 1
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine 6
Erebia callias
Common Alpine 7
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 8
Erebia magdalena
Small Wood-Nymph 9
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 10
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 11
Cyllopsis pertepida

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