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 ↓

Banded Garden Spider ¹
Argiope trifasciata

Goldenrod Crab Spider ²
Misumena vatia

Bold Jumping Spider ³
Phidippus audax

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth ⁴
Hyles euphorbiae

White-lined Sphinx ⁵
Hyles lineata

Polyphemus Moth ⁶
Antheraea polyphemus

Nevada Buck Moth ⁷
Hemileuca nevadensis

Black Swallowtail ⁸
Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Black Swallowtail ⁹
Papilio polyxenes asterius

Anise Swallowtail ¹⁰
Papilio zelicaon

Western Giant Swallowtail ¹¹
Papilio rumiko

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ¹²
Papilio glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail ¹³
Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail ¹⁴
Papilio rutulus

Taxiles Skipper ¹⁵
Poanes taxiles

Sachem ¹⁶
Atalopedes campestris

Ottoe Skipper ¹⁷
Hesperia ottoe

Uncas Skipper ¹⁶
Hesperia uncas

Pawnee Skipper ¹⁸
Hesperia leonardus pawnee

orgine's skipper ¹⁹
Polites origenes rhena

Peck's Skipper ²⁰
Polites peckius

Sandhill Skipper ²¹
Polites sabuleti

Tawny-edged Skipper ²²
Polites themistocles

Delaware Skipper ¹⁶
Anatrytone logan

Silver-spotted Skipper ²³
Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing ²⁴
Erynnis afranius

Common Checkered-Skipper ²⁵
Burnsius communis

Small Checkered Skipper ²⁶
Pyrgus scriptura

Common Sootywing ²⁰
Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing ²⁷
Anaea andria

Viceroy ²⁸
Limenitis archippus

Weidemeyer's Admiral ²⁴
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Painted Crescent ²⁹
Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent ³⁰
Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent ³¹
Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot ³²
Chlosyne gorgone

Arachne Checkerspot ²⁹
Poladryas arachne

West Coast Lady ³³
Vanessa annabella

Painted Lady ³⁴
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ³⁵
Vanessa virginiensis

American Red Admiral ³⁶
Vanessa atalanta rubria

Mourning Cloak ³⁷
Nymphalis antiopa

Eastern Comma ³⁸
Polygonia comma

Question Mark ³⁹
Polygonia interrogationis

Satyr Comma ³³
Polygonia satyrus

Zephyr Anglewing ⁴⁰
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁴¹
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁴²
Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet ⁴³
Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' Satyr ⁴⁴
Neominois ridingsii

Common Wood-Nymph ³³
Cercyonis pegala

Aphrodite Fritillary ⁴⁵
Speyeria aphrodite

Edwards' Fritillary ²⁹
Speyeria edwardsii

Regal Fritillary ²⁹
Speyeria idalia

Variegated Fritillary ¹²
Euptoieta claudia

Queen ⁴⁶
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ⁴⁶
Danaus plexippus

American Snout ⁴⁷
Libytheana carinenta

Gray Hairstreak ⁴⁸
Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak ⁴⁹
Satyrium acadica

Coral Hairstreak ⁵⁰
Satyrium titus

Ruddy Copper ¹⁶
Lycaena rubidus

Great Copper ¹⁶
Lycaena xanthoides

Purplish Copper ⁵¹
Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper ⁵⁰
Lycaena hyllus

Rita Blue ²⁹
Euphilotes rita coloradensis

Marine Blue ⁵²
Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue ⁴³
Cupido amyntula

Eastern Tailed-blue ⁵³
Cupido comyntas

Reakirt's Blue ⁴⁵
Echinargus isola

Boisduval's Blue ⁵⁴
Icaricia icarioides lycea

Melissa Blue ²⁹
Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface ⁵⁵
Zerene cesonia

Large Orange Sulphur ²⁹
Phoebis agarithe

Orange-barred Sulphur ⁵⁶
Phoebis philea

Cloudless Sulphur ²⁶
Phoebis sennae

White Angled-Sulphur ²⁹
Anteos clorinde

Mexican Yellow ²²
Eurema mexicana

Dainty Sulphur ²⁹
Nathalis iole

Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur ¹⁶
Colias alexandra

Orange Sulphur ⁵⁷
Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur ⁵⁷
Colias philodice

Sleepy Orange ⁵⁸
Abaeis nicippe

Olympia Marble ⁵⁹
Euchloe olympia

Large Marble ⁶⁰
Euchloe ausonides coloradensis

Cabbage White ⁶¹
Pieris rapae

Western White ⁶²
Pontia occidentalis

Checkered White ²⁹
Pontia protodice

Isabella Tiger Moth ⁶³
Pyrrharctia isabella

Corn Earworm Moth ⁶⁴
Helicoverpa zea

Four-spotted Moth ⁶⁵
Tyta luctuosa

Meal moth ⁶⁶
Pyralis farinalis

Alfalfa Webworm Moth ⁶⁷
Loxostege cereralis

Poison hemlock moth ⁶⁸
Agonopterix alstromeriana

Turfgrass Ant ⁶⁹
Lasius neoniger

Red Harvester Ant ⁷⁰
Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Western Harvester Ant ⁷¹
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Dasymutilla asopus ⁷²

Hairy-footed Scoliid Wasp ⁷³
Dielis pilipes

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp ⁷⁴
Sceliphron caementarium

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Wildlife of Cherry Creek State Park

Banded Garden Spider 1 Argiope trifasciata

Goldenrod Crab Spider 2 Misumena vatia

Bold Jumping Spider 3 Phidippus audax

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 4 Hyles euphorbiae

White-lined Sphinx 5 Hyles lineata

Polyphemus Moth 6 Antheraea polyphemus

Nevada Buck Moth 7 Hemileuca nevadensis

Black Swallowtail 8 Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Black Swallowtail 9 Papilio polyxenes asterius

Anise Swallowtail 10 Papilio zelicaon

Western Giant Swallowtail 11 Papilio rumiko

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 12 Papilio glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail 13 Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail 14 Papilio rutulus

Taxiles Skipper 15 Poanes taxiles

Sachem 16 Atalopedes campestris

Ottoe Skipper 17 Hesperia ottoe

Uncas Skipper 16 Hesperia uncas

Pawnee Skipper 18 Hesperia leonardus pawnee

orgine's skipper 19 Polites origenes rhena

Peck's Skipper 20 Polites peckius

Sandhill Skipper 21 Polites sabuleti

Tawny-edged Skipper 22 Polites themistocles

Delaware Skipper 16 Anatrytone logan

Silver-spotted Skipper 23 Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing 24 Erynnis afranius

Common Checkered-Skipper 25 Burnsius communis

Small Checkered Skipper 26 Pyrgus scriptura

Common Sootywing 20 Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing 27 Anaea andria

Viceroy 28 Limenitis archippus

Weidemeyer's Admiral 24 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Painted Crescent 29 Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent 30 Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent 31 Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot 32 Chlosyne gorgone

Arachne Checkerspot 29 Poladryas arachne

West Coast Lady 33 Vanessa annabella

Painted Lady 34 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 35 Vanessa virginiensis

American Red Admiral 36 Vanessa atalanta rubria

Mourning Cloak 37 Nymphalis antiopa

Eastern Comma 38 Polygonia comma

Question Mark 39 Polygonia interrogationis

Satyr Comma 33 Polygonia satyrus

Zephyr Anglewing 40 Polygonia gracilis zephyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 41 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 42 Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet 43 Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' Satyr 44 Neominois ridingsii

Common Wood-Nymph 33 Cercyonis pegala

Aphrodite Fritillary 45 Speyeria aphrodite

Edwards' Fritillary 29 Speyeria edwardsii

Regal Fritillary 29 Speyeria idalia

Variegated Fritillary 12 Euptoieta claudia

Queen 46 Danaus gilippus

Monarch 46 Danaus plexippus

American Snout 47 Libytheana carinenta

Gray Hairstreak 48 Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak 49 Satyrium acadica

Coral Hairstreak 50 Satyrium titus

Ruddy Copper 16 Lycaena rubidus

Great Copper 16 Lycaena xanthoides

Purplish Copper 51 Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper 50 Lycaena hyllus

Rita Blue 29 Euphilotes rita coloradensis

Marine Blue 52 Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue 43 Cupido amyntula

Eastern Tailed-blue 53 Cupido comyntas

Reakirt's Blue 45 Echinargus isola

Boisduval's Blue 54 Icaricia icarioides lycea

Melissa Blue 29 Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface 55 Zerene cesonia

Large Orange Sulphur 29 Phoebis agarithe

Orange-barred Sulphur 56 Phoebis philea

Cloudless Sulphur 26 Phoebis sennae

White Angled-Sulphur 29 Anteos clorinde

Mexican Yellow 22 Eurema mexicana

Dainty Sulphur 29 Nathalis iole