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 ↓

Pale Crescent ¹
Phyciodes pallida

Painted Crescent ²
Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent ³
Phyciodes pulchella

Carlota Checkerspot ⁴
Chlosyne gorgone carlota

Calydon Checkerspot ⁵
Chlosyne palla calydon

Dotted Checkerspot ⁶
Poladryas minuta

West Coast Lady ⁷
Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral ⁸
Vanessa atalanta

American Red Admiral ⁹
Vanessa atalanta rubria

Painted Lady ¹⁰
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ¹¹
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ¹²
Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell ¹³
Nymphalis californica

Eastern Comma ¹⁴
Polygonia comma

Hoary Comma ¹⁵
Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark ¹⁶
Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma ¹⁷
Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma ⁷
Polygonia satyrus

Colorado Green Comma ¹⁵
Polygonia faunus hylas

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ¹⁸
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ¹⁹
Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet ²⁰
Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' satyr ²¹
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii

Chryxus Arctic ²¹
Oeneis chryxus chryxus

Uhler's Arctic ²⁰
Oeneis uhleri uhleri

Common Alpine ²²
Erebia epipsodea epipsodea

Common Wood-Nymph ⁷
Cercyonis pegala

Charon Satyr ²¹
Cercyonis oetus charon

Mead's Wood-Nymph ²³
Cercyonis meadii meadii

Eyed Brown ⁵
Lethe eurydice

Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr ⁶
Cyllopsis pertepida dorothea

Aphrodite Fritillary ²⁴
Speyeria aphrodite

Callippe Fritillary ²⁵
Speyeria callippe

Edwards' Fritillary ²
Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary ⁶
Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary ²
Speyeria idalia

Coronis Fritillary ²⁶
Speyeria coronis halcyone

Atlantis Fritillary ²⁷
Speyeria atlantis electa

Eurynome Fritillary ²⁸
Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Purplish Fritillary ²⁹
Boloria chariclea

Variegated Fritillary ³⁰
Euptoieta claudia

Gulf Fritillary ³¹
Agraulis vanillae incarnata

Zebra Longwing ³²
Heliconius charithonia

Queen ³³
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ³⁴
Danaus plexippus

American Snout ³⁵
Libytheana carinenta

Colorado Hairstreak ³⁶
Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak ³⁷
Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak ³⁸
Satyrium acadica

California Hairstreak ⁵
Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak ³⁹
Satyrium liparops

Hedgerow Hairstreak ³
Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak ³
Satyrium sylvinus

Coral Hairstreak ⁴⁰
Satyrium titus

Behr's hairstreak ²¹
Satyrium behrii crossi

Banded Hairstreak ⁴¹
Satyrium calanus godarti

Western Green Hairstreak ⁷
Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin ³
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ⁵
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ²⁰
Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin ⁴²
Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin ⁵
Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak ⁴³
Callophrys sheridanii

Thicket Hairstreak ²
Callophrys spinetorum

Tailed Copper ²¹
Lycaena arota

Gray Copper ¹
Lycaena dione

Blue Copper ⁷
Lycaena heteronea

Ruddy Copper ⁵
Lycaena rubidus

Purplish Copper ⁴⁴
Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper ⁴⁰
Lycaena hyllus

Spring Azure ⁴⁰
Celastrina ladon

Silvery Blue ⁴⁵
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche ⁴⁶
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro

Arrowhead Blue ⁴⁷
Glaucopsyche piasus

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue ⁴⁸
Euphilotes ancilla

Western Pygmy-Blue ¹¹
Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue ⁴⁹
Leptotes marina

Eastern Tailed-Blue ⁵⁰
Cupido comyntas

Western Tailed-Blue ⁵¹
Everes amyntula amyntula

Reakirt's Blue ²⁴
Echinargus isola

Boisduval's Blue ⁵
Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue ⁵²
Icaricia lupini

Greenish Blue ²
Icaricia saepiolus

Shasta Blue ³⁸
Icaricia shasta

Melissa Blue ²
Plebejus melissa

Southern Dogface ⁵³
Zerene cesonia

Little Yellow ⁵⁴
Pyrisitia lisa

Lyside Sulphur ⁵⁴
Kricogonia lyside

Large Orange Sulphur ²
Phoebis agarithe

Cloudless Sulphur ²
Phoebis sennae

White Angled-Sulphur ²
Anteos clorinde

Mexican Yellow ⁵⁵
Eurema mexicana

Dainty Sulphur ²
Nathalis iole

Orange Sulphur ⁵⁶
Colias eurytheme

Scudder's Sulphur ⁵
Colias scudderii

Queen Alexandra's Sulphur ¹⁷
Colias alexandra alexandra

Clouded Sulphur ⁵⁷
Colias philodice eriphyle

Sleepy Orange ⁵⁸
Abaeis nicippe

Sara Orangetip ⁵⁹
Anthocharis sara julia

Olympia Marble ⁶⁰
Euchloe olympia

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Insects and Arachnids of Chatfield State Park

Pale Crescent 1 Phyciodes pallida

Painted Crescent 2 Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent 3 Phyciodes pulchella

Carlota Checkerspot 4 Chlosyne gorgone carlota

Calydon Checkerspot 5 Chlosyne palla calydon

Dotted Checkerspot 6 Poladryas minuta

West Coast Lady 7 Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral 8 Vanessa atalanta

American Red Admiral 9 Vanessa atalanta rubria

Painted Lady 10 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 11 Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak 12 Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell 13 Nymphalis californica

Eastern Comma 14 Polygonia comma

Hoary Comma 15 Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark 16 Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma 17 Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma 7 Polygonia satyrus

Colorado Green Comma 15 Polygonia faunus hylas

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 18 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 19 Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet 20 Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' satyr 21 Neominois ridingsii ridingsii

Chryxus Arctic 21 Oeneis chryxus chryxus

Uhler's Arctic 20 Oeneis uhleri uhleri

Common Alpine 22 Erebia epipsodea epipsodea

Common Wood-Nymph 7 Cercyonis pegala

Charon Satyr 21 Cercyonis oetus charon

Mead's Wood-Nymph 23 Cercyonis meadii meadii

Eyed Brown 5 Lethe eurydice

Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr 6 Cyllopsis pertepida dorothea

Aphrodite Fritillary 24 Speyeria aphrodite

Callippe Fritillary 25 Speyeria callippe

Edwards' Fritillary 2 Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary 6 Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary 2 Speyeria idalia

Coronis Fritillary 26 Speyeria coronis halcyone

Atlantis Fritillary 27 Speyeria atlantis electa

Eurynome Fritillary 28 Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Purplish Fritillary 29 Boloria chariclea

Variegated Fritillary 30 Euptoieta claudia

Gulf Fritillary 31 Agraulis vanillae incarnata

Zebra Longwing 32 Heliconius charithonia

Queen 33 Danaus gilippus

Monarch 34 Danaus plexippus

American Snout 35 Libytheana carinenta

Colorado Hairstreak 36 Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak 37 Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak 38 Satyrium acadica

California Hairstreak 5 Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak 39 Satyrium liparops

Hedgerow Hairstreak 3 Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak 3 Satyrium sylvinus

Coral Hairstreak 40 Satyrium titus

Behr's hairstreak 21 Satyrium behrii crossi

Banded Hairstreak 41 Satyrium calanus godarti

Western Green Hairstreak 7 Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin 3 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 5 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 20 Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin 42 Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin 5 Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 43 Callophrys sheridanii

Thicket Hairstreak 2 Callophrys spinetorum

Tailed Copper 21 Lycaena arota

Gray Copper 1 Lycaena dione

Blue Copper 7 Lycaena heteronea

Ruddy Copper 5 Lycaena rubidus

Purplish Copper 44 Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper 40 Lycaena hyllus

Spring Azure 40 Celastrina ladon

Silvery Blue 45 Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche 46 Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro

Arrowhead Blue 47 Glaucopsyche piasus

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 48 Euphilotes ancilla

Western Pygmy-Blue 11 Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue 49 Leptotes marina

Eastern Tailed-Blue 50 Cupido comyntas

Western Tailed-Blue 51 Everes amyntula amyntula