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Insects of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Golden Gate Canyon State Park lies approximately 25 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park consists of 11,700 acres that lies across the boundary between the western edge of Jefferson County and the eastern edge of Gilpin County. Elevations range between ...more ↓

Red Admiral ¹
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ²
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ³
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ⁴
Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell ⁵
Nymphalis californica

Green Comma ⁶
Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma ⁷
Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark ⁸
Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma ⁹
Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma ¹⁰
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ¹¹
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ¹²
Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet ¹³
Coenonympha california

Ridings' Satyr ¹⁴
Neominois ridingsii

Alberta Arctic ¹⁵
Oeneis alberta

Chryxus Arctic ¹⁶
Oeneis chryxus

Uhler's Arctic ¹⁷
Oeneis uhleri

Common Alpine ¹⁸
Erebia epipsodea

Mead’s Wood-Nymph ¹⁹
Cercyonis meadii

Small Wood-Nymph ¹⁹
Cercyonis oetus

Common Wood-Nymph ¹⁰
Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr ²⁰
Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary ²¹
Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary ²⁰
Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary ²²
Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary ²³
Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary ²⁰
Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary ¹⁹
Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary ²⁰
Speyeria idalia

Mormon Fritillary ²⁴
Speyeria mormonia

Zerene Fritillary ²⁵
Speyeria zerene

Arctic Fritillary ²⁶
Boloria chariclea

Silver-bordered Fritillary ²⁷
Boloria selene

Variegated Fritillary ²⁸
Euptoieta claudia

Gulf Fritillary ²⁹
Agraulis vanillae

Zebra Longwing ³⁰
Heliconius charithonia

Monarch ³¹
Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak ³²
Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak ³³
Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak ³⁴
Satyrium acadica

Behr's Hairstreak ³⁵
Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak ³⁶
Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak ³⁵
Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak ³⁷
Satyrium liparops

Hedgerow Hairstreak ³⁸
Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak ³⁸
Satyrium sylvinus

Coral Hairstreak ³⁹
Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak ⁴⁰
Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin ³⁸
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ³⁵
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ⁴¹
Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin ⁴²
Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin ³⁵
Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Hairstreak ¹⁵
Callophrys sheridanii

Thicket Hairstreak ²⁰
Callophrys spinetorum

Great Purple Hairstreak ¹⁶
Atlides halesus

Purplish Copper ²⁰
Tharsalea helloides

Blue Copper ¹⁰
Tharsalea heteronea

Gray Copper ¹⁵
Lycaena dione

Edith's Copper ⁴³
Lycaena editha

Ruddy Copper ³⁵
Lycaena rubidus

Bronze Copper ³⁹
Lycaena hyllus

Echo Azure ⁴⁴
Celastrina echo

Hops Azure ⁴⁵
Celastrina humulus

Lucia Azure ⁴⁶
Celastrina lucia

Silvery Blue ⁴⁷
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Arrowhead Blue ⁴⁸
Glaucopsyche piasus

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue ⁴⁹
Euphilotes ancilla

Dotted Blue ⁵⁰
Euphilotes enoptes

Western Pygmy-Blue ³
Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue ⁵¹
Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue ¹⁷
Cupido amyntula

Reakirt's Blue ²¹
Echinargus isola

Arctic Blue ⁵²
Agriades glandon

Boisduval's Blue ⁴⁴
Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue ⁵³
Icaricia lupini

Greenish Blue ²⁰
Icaricia saepiolus

Melissa Blue ²⁰
Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface ⁵⁴
Zerene cesonia

Little Yellow ⁴¹
Pyrisitia lisa

Lyside Sulphur ⁴¹
Kricogonia lyside

Large Orange Sulphur ²⁰
Phoebis agarithe

Cloudless Sulphur ²⁰
Phoebis sennae

Mexican Yellow ¹⁶
Eurema mexicana

Dainty Sulphur ²⁰
Nathalis iole

Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur ⁵⁵
Colias alexandra

Orange Sulphur ⁵⁶
Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur ⁵⁶
Colias philodice

Sleepy Orange ²⁸
Abaeis nicippe

Julia Orangetip ⁵⁷
Anthocharis julia

Large Marble ⁵⁸
Euchloe ausonides

Olympia Marble ⁵⁹
Euchloe olympia

Pine White ²²
Neophasia menapia

Margined White ⁶⁰
Pieris marginalis

Cabbage White ⁶¹
Pieris rapae

Western White ⁴⁴
Pontia occidentalis

Checkered White ²⁰
Pontia protodice

Spring White ²⁰
Pontia sisymbrii

Nais Metalmark ²⁰
Apodemia nais

Smoky Arches ²²
Drasteria fumosa

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Insects of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Red Admiral 1 Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady 2 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 3 Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak 4 Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell 5 Nymphalis californica

Green Comma 6 Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma 7 Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark 8 Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma 9 Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma 10 Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 11 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 12 Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet 13 Coenonympha california

Ridings' Satyr 14 Neominois ridingsii

Alberta Arctic 15 Oeneis alberta

Chryxus Arctic 16 Oeneis chryxus

Uhler's Arctic 17 Oeneis uhleri

Common Alpine 18 Erebia epipsodea

Mead’s Wood-Nymph 19 Cercyonis meadii

Small Wood-Nymph 19 Cercyonis oetus

Common Wood-Nymph 10 Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr 20 Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary 21 Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary 20 Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary 22 Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary 23 Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary 20 Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary 19 Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary 20 Speyeria idalia

Mormon Fritillary 24 Speyeria mormonia

Zerene Fritillary 25 Speyeria zerene

Arctic Fritillary 26 Boloria chariclea

Silver-bordered Fritillary 27 Boloria selene

Variegated Fritillary 28 Euptoieta claudia

Gulf Fritillary 29 Agraulis vanillae

Zebra Longwing 30 Heliconius charithonia

Monarch 31 Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak 32 Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak 33 Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak 34 Satyrium acadica

Behr's Hairstreak 35 Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak 36 Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak 35 Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak 37 Satyrium liparops

Hedgerow Hairstreak 38 Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak 38 Satyrium sylvinus

Coral Hairstreak 39 Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak 40 Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin 38 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 35 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 41 Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin 42 Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin 35 Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Hairstreak 15 Callophrys sheridanii

Thicket Hairstreak 20 Callophrys spinetorum

Great Purple Hairstreak 16 Atlides halesus

Purplish Copper 20 Tharsalea helloides

Blue Copper 10 Tharsalea heteronea

Gray Copper 15 Lycaena dione

Edith's Copper 43 Lycaena editha

Ruddy Copper 35 Lycaena rubidus

Bronze Copper 39 Lycaena hyllus

Echo Azure 44 Celastrina echo

Hops Azure 45 Celastrina humulus

Lucia Azure 46 Celastrina lucia

Silvery Blue 47 Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Arrowhead Blue 48 Glaucopsyche piasus

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 49 Euphilotes ancilla

Dotted Blue 50 Euphilotes enoptes

Western Pygmy-Blue 3 Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue 51 Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue 17 Cupido amyntula

Reakirt's Blue 21 Echinargus isola

Arctic Blue 52 Agriades glandon

Boisduval's Blue 44 Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue 53 Icaricia lupini

Greenish Blue 20 Icaricia saepiolus

Melissa Blue 20 Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface 54 Zerene cesonia