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Wildlife of Cherry Creek State Park

Comprised of an 880-acre reservoir and 3305 acres of upland, Cherry Creek State Park is the largest regional park and recreation area in the southeast Denver area. it was also the first park in the state park system. Located in the High Plains section of the Great Plains, the park sits on a ...more ↓

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 1
Hyles euphorbiae
White-lined Sphinx 2
Hyles lineata
Polyphemus Moth 3
Antheraea polyphemus
Nevada Buck Moth 4
Hemileuca nevadensis
Black Swallowtail 5
Papilio polyxenes
Eastern Black Swallowtail 6
Papilio polyxenes asterius
Anise Swallowtail 7
Papilio zelicaon
Western Giant Swallowtail 8
Papilio rumiko
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
Papilio glaucus
Two-tailed Swallowtail 10
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 11
Papilio rutulus
Taxiles Skipper 12
Poanes taxiles
Sachem 13
Atalopedes campestris
Ottoe Skipper 14
Hesperia ottoe
Uncas Skipper 13
Hesperia uncas
Pawnee Skipper 15
Hesperia leonardus pawnee
orgine's skipper 16
Polites origenes rhena
Peck's Skipper 17
Polites peckius
Sandhill Skipper 18
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 19
Polites themistocles
Delaware Skipper 13
Anatrytone logan
Silver-spotted Skipper 20
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 21
Erynnis afranius
Common Checkered-Skipper 22
Burnsius communis
Small Checkered Skipper 23
Pyrgus scriptura
Common Sootywing 17
Pholisora catullus
Goatweed Leafwing 24
Anaea andria
Viceroy 25
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 21
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Painted Crescent 26
Phyciodes picta
Field Crescent 27
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 28
Phyciodes tharos
Gorgone Checkerspot 29
Chlosyne gorgone
Arachne Checkerspot 26
Poladryas arachne
West Coast Lady 30
Vanessa annabella
Painted Lady 31
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 32
Vanessa virginiensis
American Red Admiral 33
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Mourning Cloak 34
Nymphalis antiopa
Eastern Comma 35
Polygonia comma
Question Mark 36
Polygonia interrogationis
Satyr Comma 30
Polygonia satyrus
Zephyr Anglewing 37
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 38
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 39
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet 40
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 41
Neominois ridingsii
Common Wood-Nymph 30
Cercyonis pegala
Aphrodite Fritillary 42
Speyeria aphrodite
Edwards' Fritillary 26
Speyeria edwardsii
Regal Fritillary 26
Speyeria idalia
Variegated Fritillary 9
Euptoieta claudia
Queen 43
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 43
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 44
Libytheana carinenta
Gray Hairstreak 45
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 46
Satyrium acadica
Coral Hairstreak 47
Satyrium titus
Ruddy Copper 13
Lycaena rubidus
Great Copper 13
Lycaena xanthoides
Purplish Copper 48
Lycaena helloides
Bronze Copper 47
Lycaena hyllus
Rita Blue 26
Euphilotes rita coloradensis
Marine Blue 49
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 40
Cupido amyntula
Eastern Tailed-blue 50
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 42
Echinargus isola
Boisduval's Blue 51
Icaricia icarioides lycea
Melissa Blue 26
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 52
Zerene cesonia
Large Orange Sulphur 26
Phoebis agarithe
Orange-barred Sulphur 53
Phoebis philea
Cloudless Sulphur 23
Phoebis sennae
White Angled-Sulphur 26
Anteos clorinde
Mexican Yellow 19
Eurema mexicana
Dainty Sulphur 26
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 13
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 54
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 54
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange 55
Abaeis nicippe
Olympia Marble 56
Euchloe olympia
Large Marble 57
Euchloe ausonides coloradensis
Cabbage White 58
Pieris rapae
Western White 59
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 26
Pontia protodice
Isabella Tiger Moth 60
Pyrrharctia isabella
Corn Earworm Moth 61
Helicoverpa zea
Four-spotted Moth 62
Tyta luctuosa
Meal moth 63
Pyralis farinalis
Alfalfa Webworm Moth 64
Loxostege cereralis
Poison hemlock moth 65
Agonopterix alstromeriana
Turfgrass Ant 66
Lasius neoniger
Red Harvester Ant 67
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Western Harvester Ant 68
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Dasymutilla asopus 69
Hairy-footed Scoliid Wasp 70
Dielis pilipes
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp 71
Sceliphron caementarium
Cerceris bicornuta 72
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp 73
Sphecius speciosus
Brown-belted Bumble Bee 70
Bombus griseocollis

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