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Insects and Arachnids of Chatfield State Park

Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, and swimming in the 1,500 surface acre reservoir. Nearly 3,900 acres of park land ...more ↓

Common Desert Centipede 1
Scolopendra polymorpha
Western Black Widow 2
Latrodectus hesperus
Triangulate Combfoot 3
Steatoda triangulosa
Banded Garden Spider 4
Argiope trifasciata
Carolina Wolf Spider 5
Hogna carolinensis
Six-spotted Fishing Spider 6
Dolomedes triton
Sassacus papenhoei 7
Phidippus insignarius 8
Phidippus pius 9
Zebra Jumping Spider 10
Salticus scenicus
European Harvestman 11
Phalangium opilio
Plum Finger Gall Mite 12
Eriophyes emarginatae
Achemon Sphinx 13
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 14
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 15
Proserpinus juanita
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 16
Hyles euphorbiae
White-lined Sphinx 17
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 18
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 19
Hemaris thetis
Carolina Sphinx 20
Manduca sexta
Asella Sphinx 21
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 22
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 23
Sphinx drupiferarum
Elegant Sphinx 24
Sphinx perelegans
Vashti Sphinx Moth 24
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 23
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 25
Ceratomia amyntor
Catalpa Sphinx 22
Ceratomia catalpae
Waved Sphinx 23
Ceratomia undulosa
Twin-spotted Sphinx 26
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 27
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 13
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blind-eyed Sphinx Moth 28
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 29
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 18
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 30
Hyalophora columbia
Rocky Mountain agapema 31
Agapema homogena
Polyphemus Moth 32
Antheraea polyphemus
Lusk's pinemoth 22
Coloradia luski
Western Sheep Moth 33
Hemileuca eglanterina
Io Moth 34
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 35
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 36
Papilio indra
Old World Swallowtail 37
Papilio machaon
Black Swallowtail 38
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 39
Papilio zelicaon
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 40
Papilio cresphontes
Pale Swallowtail 41
Papilio eurymedon
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 42
Papilio glaucus
Two-tailed Swallowtail 41
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 43
Papilio rutulus
Blue swallowtail 44
Battus philenor philenor
Yucca Giant-skipper 45
Megathymus yuccae
Bronze Roadside-Skipper 46
Amblyscirtes aenus
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 47
Amblyscirtes eos
Common Roadside-Skipper 40
Amblyscirtes vialis
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 48
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 49
Amblyscirtes phylace
Taxiles Skipper 50
Lon taxiles
Morrison's Skipper 51
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 52
Paratrytone snowi
Arogos Skipper 53
Atrytone arogos
Huron Sachem 54
Atalopedes campestris huron
Woodland Skipper 55
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Western Branded Skipper 56
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 57
Hesperia juba
Leonard's Skipper 58
Hesperia leonardus
Nevada Skipper 59
Hesperia nevada
Ottoe Skipper 60
Hesperia ottoe
Pahaska Skipper 61
Hesperia pahaska
Green Skipper 60
Hesperia viridis
Uncas Skipper 62
Hesperia uncas uncas
Long Dash 63
Polites mystic
Crossline Skipper 58
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 62
Polites sonora utahensis
Draco Skipper 64
Polites draco
Peck's Skipper 58
Polites peckius
Sandhill Skipper 57
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 65
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 52
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 66
Euphyes vestris
Delaware Skipper 52
Anatrytone logan
Garita Skipperling 61
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 67
Piruna pirus
Northern Cloudywing 52
Thorybes pylades
Nevada Cloudywing 68
Thorybes mexicana nevada
Silver-spotted Skipper 69
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 64
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 70
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 61
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 4
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 63
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 61
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 56
Erynnis pacuvius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 65
Erynnis telemachus
Persius Duskywing 71
Erynnis persius fredericki
Common Checkered-Skipper 72
Burnsius communis
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 73
Pyrgus ruralis
Small Checkered Skipper 68
Pyrgus scriptura
Mountain Checkered-Skipper 64
Pyrgus xanthus

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