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 ↓

Large Marble 1
Euchloe ausonides coloradensis
Pine White 2
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 3
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 4
Pieris rapae
Becker's White 5
Pontia beckerii
Checkered White 6
Pontia protodice
Spring White 6
Pontia sisymbrii
Western White 7
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis
Nais Metalmark 6
Apodemia nais
Paler Graphic 8
Drasteria pallescens
Black Witch 9
Ascalapha odorata
Common Idia Moth 10
Idia aemula
Salt Marsh Moth 11
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 12
Hyphantria cunea
Ruby Tiger Moth 13
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
California Tiger Moth 5
Leptarctia californiae
Virginian Tiger Moth 14
Spilosoma virginica
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 15
Hypercompe permaculata
Painted Tiger Moth 16
Arachnis picta
Blake's Tiger Moth 17
Apantesis blakei
Nevada Tiger Moth 19
Apantesis nevadensis
Parthenice Tiger Moth 11
Apantesis parthenice
Phyllira Tiger Moth 20
Apantesis phyllira
Williams' Tiger Moth 15
Apantesis williamsii
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth 21
Platarctia parthenos
Wood Tiger 22
Parasemia plantaginis
Garden Tiger Moth 23
Arctia caja
Virbia Moth 24
Virbia fragilis
bog holomelina 25
Virbia lamae
Police Car Moth 26
Gnophaela vermiculata
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 27
Cisseps fulvicollis
Cresson's ctenucha 28
Ctenucha cressonana
Oregon Cycnia Moth 20
Cycnia oregonensis
Freckled Glassy-wing 29
Hemihyalea labecula
Grote's Bertholdia Moth 29
Bertholdia trigona
Clio Tiger Moth 30
Ectypia clio
Blue-green lichen moth 31
Pygoctenucha terminalis
Pine Tiger Moth 15
Lophocampa ingens
Spotted Tussock Moth 32
Lophocampa maculata
hickory tussock moth 33
Lophocampa significans
Impura lichen moth 34
Crambidia impura
Bicolored Moth 35
Eilema bicolor
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 36
Hypoprepia miniata
Grote's lycomorpha moth 20
Lycomorpha grotei
Barnesii lichen moth 20
Cisthene barnesii
Pulverina lichen moth 10
Bruceia pulverina
Zigzag Furcula Moth 32
Furcula scolopendrina
White-dotted Prominent 32
Nadata gibbosa
Morning-glory Prominent 32
Schizura ipomoeae
Chrysellus Flower Moth 40
Schinia chrysella
Silver-banded Gem Moth 20
Schinia cumatilis
Errans flower moth 20
Schinia errans
Clouded Crimson Moth 41
Schinia gaurae
Rockies Boneset Flower Moth 42
Schinia grandimedia
Hulst's Flower Moth 29
Schinia hulstia
Jaguar Flower Moth 20
Schinia jaguarina
Gaillardia Moth 43
Schinia masoni
Oblique Flower Moth 28
Schinia obliqua
Snowi flower moth 20
Schinia snowi
Suetus flower moth 37
Schinia suetus
Tertia flower moth 44
Schinia tertia
Corn Earworm Moth 45
Helicoverpa zea
Four-spotted Moth 46
Tyta luctuosa
Pale-lined Angle 47
Digrammia irrorata
Alfalfa Webworm Moth 15
Loxostege cereralis
Poison Hemlock Moth 48
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Mcdunnough's Concealer Moth 32
Semioscopis mcdunnoughi
Mountain-mahogany Moth 20
Ethmia discostrigella
Ramsey Canyon moth 15
Ethmia semitenebrella
Gray Ethmia Moth 20
Ethmia monticola
American Lappet Moth 32
Phyllodesma americana
Lettered Habrosyne Moth 32
Habrosyne scripta
Harvester Ants 49
Pogonomyrmex
Red Harvester Ant 50
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Common Eastern Velvet Ant 51
Dasymutilla occidentalis
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp 53
Sceliphron caementarium
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp 51
Sphecius speciosus
Oblique Longhorn 55
Svastra obliqua
Nevada Bumble Bee 57
Bombus nevadensis
Brown-belted Bumble Bee 58
Bombus griseocollis
Hunt's Bumble Bee 55
Bombus huntii
American Bumble Bee 59
Bombus pensylvanicus
Western Honey Bee 60
Apis mellifera
Golden Sweat Bee 21
Augochlorella aurata
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee 61
Agapostemon virescens

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