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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 ↓

Punctured Tiger Beetle ¹
Cicindela punctulata

Common Claybank Tiger Beetle ²
Cicindela limbalis

Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle ³
Cicindela longilabris

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle ⁴
Coccinella septempunctata

Nuttall's blister beetle ⁵
Lytta nuttalli

Blue Fungus Beetle ⁴
Cypherotylus californicus

Ornate Checkered Beetle ⁶
Trichodes ornatus

Neospondylis upiformis ⁷

Spotted Pine Sawyer ⁸
Monochamus clamator

White-spotted Sawyer Beetle ⁹
Monochamus scutellatus

Colorado Soldier Beetle ¹⁰
Chauliognathus basalis

Western Sculptured Pine Borer ¹¹
Chalcophora angulicollis

Golden Buprestid Beetle ¹²
Buprestis aurulenta

Bumble Flower Beetle ¹³
Euphoria inda

Bee-mimic Beetle ¹⁴
Trichiotinus assimilis

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Insects of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Punctured Tiger Beetle 1 Cicindela punctulata

Common Claybank Tiger Beetle 2 Cicindela limbalis

Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle 3 Cicindela longilabris

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 4 Coccinella septempunctata

Nuttall's blister beetle 5 Lytta nuttalli

Blue Fungus Beetle 4 Cypherotylus californicus

Ornate Checkered Beetle 6 Trichodes ornatus

Neospondylis upiformis 7

Spotted Pine Sawyer 8 Monochamus clamator

White-spotted Sawyer Beetle 9 Monochamus scutellatus

Colorado Soldier Beetle 10 Chauliognathus basalis

Western Sculptured Pine Borer 11 Chalcophora angulicollis

Golden Buprestid Beetle 12 Buprestis aurulenta

Bumble Flower Beetle 13 Euphoria inda

Bee-mimic Beetle 14 Trichiotinus assimilis