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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 ↓

American Lady ¹
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ²
Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell ³
Nymphalis californica

Green Comma ⁴
Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma ⁵
Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark ⁶
Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma ⁷
Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma ⁸
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁹
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ¹⁰
Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet ¹¹
Coenonympha california

Ridings' Satyr ¹²
Neominois ridingsii

Alberta Arctic ¹³
Oeneis alberta

Chryxus Arctic ¹⁴
Oeneis chryxus

Uhler's Arctic ¹⁵
Oeneis uhleri

Common Alpine ¹⁶
Erebia epipsodea

Mead’s Wood-Nymph ¹⁷
Cercyonis meadii

Small Wood-Nymph ¹⁷
Cercyonis oetus

Common Wood-Nymph ⁸
Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr ¹⁸
Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary ¹⁹
Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary ¹⁸
Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary ²⁰
Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary ²¹
Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary ¹⁸
Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary ¹⁷
Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary ¹⁸
Speyeria idalia

Mormon Fritillary ²²
Speyeria mormonia

Zerene Fritillary ²³
Speyeria zerene

Arctic Fritillary ²⁴
Boloria chariclea

Silver-bordered Fritillary ²⁵
Boloria selene

Variegated Fritillary ²⁶
Euptoieta claudia

Gulf Fritillary ²⁷
Agraulis vanillae

Zebra Longwing ²⁸
Heliconius charithonia

Monarch ²⁹
Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak ³⁰
Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak ³¹
Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak ³²
Satyrium acadica

Behr's Hairstreak ³³
Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak ³⁴
Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak ³³
Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak ³⁵
Satyrium liparops

Hedgerow Hairstreak ³⁶
Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak ³⁶
Satyrium sylvinus

Coral Hairstreak ³⁷
Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak ³⁸
Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin ³⁶
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ³³
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ³⁹
Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin ⁴⁰
Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin ³³
Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Hairstreak ¹³
Callophrys sheridanii

Thicket Hairstreak ¹⁸
Callophrys spinetorum

Great Purple Hairstreak ¹⁴
Atlides halesus

Purplish Copper ¹⁸
Tharsalea helloides

Blue Copper ⁸
Tharsalea heteronea

Gray Copper ¹³
Lycaena dione

Edith's Copper ⁴¹
Lycaena editha

Ruddy Copper ³³
Lycaena rubidus

Bronze Copper ³⁷
Lycaena hyllus

Echo Azure ⁴²
Celastrina echo

Hops Azure ⁴³
Celastrina humulus

Lucia Azure ⁴⁴
Celastrina lucia

Silvery Blue ⁴⁵
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Arrowhead Blue ⁴⁶
Glaucopsyche piasus

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue ⁴⁷
Euphilotes ancilla

Dotted Blue ⁴⁸
Euphilotes enoptes

Western Pygmy-Blue ¹
Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue ⁴⁹
Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue ¹⁵
Cupido amyntula

Reakirt's Blue ¹⁹
Echinargus isola

Arctic Blue ⁵⁰
Agriades glandon

Boisduval's Blue ⁴²
Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue ⁵¹
Icaricia lupini

Greenish Blue ¹⁸
Icaricia saepiolus

Melissa Blue ¹⁸
Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface ⁵²
Zerene cesonia

Little Yellow ³⁹
Pyrisitia lisa

Lyside Sulphur ³⁹
Kricogonia lyside

Large Orange Sulphur ¹⁸
Phoebis agarithe

Cloudless Sulphur ¹⁸
Phoebis sennae

Mexican Yellow ¹⁴
Eurema mexicana

Dainty Sulphur ¹⁸
Nathalis iole

Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur ⁵³
Colias alexandra

Orange Sulphur ⁵⁴
Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur ⁵⁴
Colias philodice

Sleepy Orange ²⁶
Abaeis nicippe

Julia Orangetip ⁵⁵
Anthocharis julia

Large Marble ⁵⁶
Euchloe ausonides

Olympia Marble ⁵⁷
Euchloe olympia

Pine White ²⁰
Neophasia menapia

Margined White ⁵⁸
Pieris marginalis

Cabbage White ⁵⁹
Pieris rapae

Western White ⁴²
Pontia occidentalis

Checkered White ¹⁸
Pontia protodice

Spring White ¹⁸
Pontia sisymbrii

Nais Metalmark ¹⁸
Apodemia nais

Smoky Arches ²⁰
Drasteria fumosa

Fall Webworm Moth ⁶⁰
Hyphantria cunea

Ruby Tiger Moth ⁶¹
Phragmatobia fuliginosa

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Insects of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

American Lady 1 Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak 2 Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell 3 Nymphalis californica

Green Comma 4 Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma 5 Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark 6 Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma 7 Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma 8 Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 9 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 10 Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet 11 Coenonympha california

Ridings' Satyr 12 Neominois ridingsii

Alberta Arctic 13 Oeneis alberta

Chryxus Arctic 14 Oeneis chryxus

Uhler's Arctic 15 Oeneis uhleri

Common Alpine 16 Erebia epipsodea

Mead’s Wood-Nymph 17 Cercyonis meadii

Small Wood-Nymph 17 Cercyonis oetus

Common Wood-Nymph 8 Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr 18 Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary 19 Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary 18 Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary 20 Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary 21 Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary 18 Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary 17 Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary 18 Speyeria idalia

Mormon Fritillary 22 Speyeria mormonia

Zerene Fritillary 23 Speyeria zerene

Arctic Fritillary 24 Boloria chariclea

Silver-bordered Fritillary 25 Boloria selene

Variegated Fritillary 26 Euptoieta claudia

Gulf Fritillary 27 Agraulis vanillae

Zebra Longwing 28 Heliconius charithonia

Monarch 29 Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak 30 Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak 31 Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak 32 Satyrium acadica

Behr's Hairstreak 33 Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak 34 Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak 33 Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak 35 Satyrium liparops

Hedgerow Hairstreak 36 Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak 36 Satyrium sylvinus

Coral Hairstreak 37 Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak 38 Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin 36 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 33 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 39 Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin 40 Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin 33 Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Hairstreak 13 Callophrys sheridanii

Thicket Hairstreak 18 Callophrys spinetorum

Great Purple Hairstreak 14 Atlides halesus

Purplish Copper 18 Tharsalea helloides

Blue Copper 8 Tharsalea heteronea

Gray Copper 13 Lycaena dione

Edith's Copper 41 Lycaena editha

Ruddy Copper 33 Lycaena rubidus

Bronze Copper 37 Lycaena hyllus

Echo Azure 42 Celastrina echo

Hops Azure 43 Celastrina humulus

Lucia Azure 44 Celastrina lucia

Silvery Blue 45 Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Arrowhead Blue 46 Glaucopsyche piasus

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 47 Euphilotes ancilla

Dotted Blue 48 Euphilotes enoptes

Western Pygmy-Blue 1 Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue 49 Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue 15 Cupido amyntula

Reakirt's Blue 19 Echinargus isola

Arctic Blue 50 Agriades glandon

Boisduval's Blue 42 Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue 51 Icaricia lupini

Greenish Blue 18 Icaricia saepiolus

Melissa Blue 18 Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface 52 Zerene cesonia

Little Yellow 39 Pyrisitia lisa

Lyside Sulphur 39 Kricogonia lyside