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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 Sootywing 1
Pholisora catullus
Mexican Sootywing 2
Pholisora mejicanus
Goatweed Leafwing 3
Anaea andria
Common Mestra 4
Mestra amymone
Hackberry Emperor 5
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 6
Adelpha bredowii
Viceroy 7
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 8
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texan Crescent 9
Anthanassa texana
Variable Checkerspot 10
Euphydryas chalcedona
Northern Crescent 11
Phyciodes cocyta
Vesta Crescent 12
Phyciodes graphica
Pale Crescent 13
Phyciodes pallida
Painted Crescent 4
Phyciodes picta
Field Crescent 14
Phyciodes pulchella
Carlota Checkerspot 15
Chlosyne gorgone carlota
Calydon Checkerspot 16
Chlosyne palla calydon
Dotted Checkerspot 8
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 17
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 18
Vanessa atalanta
American Red Admiral 19
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Painted Lady 20
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 21
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 22
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 23
Nymphalis californica
Eastern Comma 24
Polygonia comma
Hoary Comma 25
Polygonia gracilis
Question Mark 26
Polygonia interrogationis
Grey Comma 27
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 17
Polygonia satyrus
Colorado Green Comma 25
Polygonia faunus hylas
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 28
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 29
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet 30
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' satyr 31
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 31
Oeneis chryxus chryxus
Uhler's Arctic 30
Oeneis uhleri uhleri
Common Alpine 32
Erebia epipsodea epipsodea
Common Wood-Nymph 17
Cercyonis pegala
Charon Satyr 31
Cercyonis oetus charon
Mead's Wood-Nymph 33
Cercyonis meadii meadii
Eyed Brown 16
Lethe eurydice
Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr 8
Cyllopsis pertepida dorothea
Aphrodite Fritillary 34
Speyeria aphrodite
Callippe Fritillary 35
Speyeria callippe
Edwards' Fritillary 4
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 8
Speyeria hesperis
Regal Fritillary 4
Speyeria idalia
Coronis Fritillary 36
Speyeria coronis halcyone
Atlantis Fritillary 37
Speyeria atlantis electa
Eurynome Fritillary 38
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Purplish Fritillary 39
Boloria chariclea
Variegated Fritillary 40
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 41
Agraulis vanillae incarnata
Zebra Longwing 42
Heliconius charithonia
Queen 43
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 44
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 45
Libytheana carinenta
Colorado Hairstreak 46
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 47
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 48
Satyrium acadica
California Hairstreak 16
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 49
Satyrium liparops
Hedgerow Hairstreak 14
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 14
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 50
Satyrium titus
Behr's hairstreak 31
Satyrium behrii crossi
Banded Hairstreak 51
Satyrium calanus godarti
Western Green Hairstreak 17
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 14
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 16
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 30
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 52
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 16
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 53
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 4
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 31
Lycaena arota
Gray Copper 13
Lycaena dione
Blue Copper 17
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 16
Lycaena rubidus
Purplish Copper 54
Lycaena helloides
Bronze Copper 50
Lycaena hyllus
Spring Azure 50
Celastrina ladon
Silvery Blue 55
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche 56
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro
Arrowhead Blue 57
Glaucopsyche piasus
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 58
Euphilotes ancilla
Western Pygmy-Blue 21
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 59
Leptotes marina
Eastern Tailed-Blue 60
Cupido comyntas
Western Tailed-Blue 61
Everes amyntula amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 34
Echinargus isola
Boisduval's Blue 16
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 62
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 4
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 48
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 4
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 63
Zerene cesonia
Little Yellow 64
Pyrisitia lisa
Lyside Sulphur 64
Kricogonia lyside

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