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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 ↓

Achemon Sphinx 1
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 2
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 3
Proserpinus juanita
White-lined Sphinx 4
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 5
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 6
Hemaris thetis
Asella Sphinx 7
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 8
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 9
Sphinx drupiferarum
Elegant Sphinx 10
Sphinx perelegans
Vashti Sphinx Moth 10
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 9
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 11
Ceratomia amyntor
One-eyed Sphinx 12
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 13
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 14
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 1
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx Moth 15
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 16
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 17
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 18
Hyalophora columbia
Agapema homogena 19
Polyphemus Moth 20
Antheraea polyphemus
Coloradia luski 8
Western Sheep Moth 21
Hemileuca eglanterina
Io Moth 22
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 23
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 24
Papilio indra
Black Swallowtail 25
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 26
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 27
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 27
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 28
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 29
Battus philenor
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 30
Amblyscirtes eos
Common Roadside-Skipper 31
Amblyscirtes vialis
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 32
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 33
Amblyscirtes phylace
Taxiles Skipper 34
Lon taxiles
Morrison's Skipper 35
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 36
Paratrytone snowi
Arogos Skipper 37
Atrytone arogos
Sachem 36
Atalopedes campestris
Woodland Skipper 38
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Yuma Skipper 39
Ochlodes yuma
Western Branded Skipper 40
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 41
Hesperia juba
Nevada Skipper 42
Hesperia nevada
Ottoe Skipper 43
Hesperia ottoe
Pahaska Skipper 44
Hesperia pahaska
Uncas Skipper 45
Hesperia uncas
Green Skipper 43
Hesperia viridis
Long Dash 46
Polites mystic
Crossline Skipper 47
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 40
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 39
Polites draco
Sandhill Skipper 41
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 48
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 44
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 49
Euphyes vestris
Garita Skipperling 44
Oarisma garita
European Skipper 50
Thymelicus lineola
Russet Skipperling 51
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 44
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 36
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 52
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 39
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 53
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 44
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 54
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 46
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 44
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 40
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing 40
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 48
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 55
Burnsius communis
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 56
Pyrgus ruralis
Small Checkered Skipper 57
Pyrgus scriptura
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 58
Staphylus hayhurstii
Common Sootywing 59
Pholisora catullus
Goatweed Leafwing 60
Anaea andria
Common Mestra 44
Mestra amymone
Hackberry Emperor 61
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 62
Adelpha bredowii
Weidemeyer's Admiral 39
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texan Crescent 63
Anthanassa texana
Anicia Checkerspot 64
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot 65
Euphydryas chalcedona
Northern Crescent 66
Phyciodes cocyta
Vesta Crescent 67
Phyciodes graphica
Pale Crescent 32
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 68
Phyciodes pulchella
Gorgone Checkerspot 69
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 40
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 70
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot 44
Poladryas arachne
Dotted Checkerspot 39
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 71
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 72
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 73
Vanessa cardui

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