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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 ↓

Achemon Sphinx 1
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 2
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 3
Proserpinus juanita
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 4
Hyles euphorbiae
White-lined Sphinx 5
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 6
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 7
Hemaris thetis
Carolina Sphinx 8
Manduca sexta
Asella Sphinx 9
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 10
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 11
Sphinx drupiferarum
Elegant Sphinx 12
Sphinx perelegans
Vashti Sphinx Moth 12
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 11
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 13
Ceratomia amyntor
Catalpa Sphinx 10
Ceratomia catalpae
Waved Sphinx 11
Ceratomia undulosa
Twin-spotted Sphinx 14
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 15
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 1
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blind-eyed Sphinx Moth 16
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 17
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 6
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 18
Hyalophora columbia
Rocky Mountain agapema 19
Agapema homogena
Polyphemus Moth 20
Antheraea polyphemus
Lusk's pinemoth 10
Coloradia luski
Western Sheep Moth 21
Hemileuca eglanterina
Io Moth 22
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 23
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 24
Papilio indra
Old World Swallowtail 25
Papilio machaon
Black Swallowtail 26
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 27
Papilio zelicaon
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 28
Papilio cresphontes
Pale Swallowtail 29
Papilio eurymedon
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 30
Papilio glaucus
Two-tailed Swallowtail 29
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 31
Papilio rutulus
Blue swallowtail 32
Battus philenor philenor
Yucca Giant-skipper 33
Megathymus yuccae
Bronze Roadside-Skipper 34
Amblyscirtes aenus
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 35
Amblyscirtes eos
Common Roadside-Skipper 28
Amblyscirtes vialis
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 36
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 37
Amblyscirtes phylace
Taxiles Skipper 38
Lon taxiles
Morrison's Skipper 39
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 40
Paratrytone snowi
Arogos Skipper 41
Atrytone arogos
Huron Sachem 42
Atalopedes campestris huron
Woodland Skipper 43
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Western Branded Skipper 44
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 45
Hesperia juba
Leonard's Skipper 46
Hesperia leonardus
Nevada Skipper 47
Hesperia nevada
Ottoe Skipper 48
Hesperia ottoe
Pahaska Skipper 49
Hesperia pahaska
Green Skipper 48
Hesperia viridis
Uncas Skipper 50
Hesperia uncas uncas
Long Dash 51
Polites mystic
Crossline Skipper 46
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 50
Polites sonora utahensis
Draco Skipper 52
Polites draco
Peck's Skipper 46
Polites peckius
Sandhill Skipper 45
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 53
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 40
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 54
Euphyes vestris
Delaware Skipper 40
Anatrytone logan
Garita Skipperling 49
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 55
Piruna pirus
Northern Cloudywing 40
Thorybes pylades
Nevada Cloudywing 56
Thorybes mexicana nevada
Silver-spotted Skipper 57
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 52
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 58
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 49
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 59
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 51
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 49
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 44
Erynnis pacuvius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 53
Erynnis telemachus
Persius Duskywing 60
Erynnis persius fredericki
Common Checkered-Skipper 61
Burnsius communis
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 62
Pyrgus ruralis
Small Checkered Skipper 56
Pyrgus scriptura
Mountain Checkered-Skipper 52
Pyrgus xanthus
Common Sootywing 63
Pholisora catullus
Mexican Sootywing 64
Pholisora mejicanus
Goatweed Leafwing 65
Anaea andria
Common Mestra 49
Mestra amymone
Hackberry Emperor 66
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 67
Adelpha bredowii
Viceroy 68
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 52
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texan Crescent 69
Anthanassa texana
Variable Checkerspot 70
Euphydryas chalcedona
Northern Crescent 71
Phyciodes cocyta
Vesta Crescent 72
Phyciodes graphica

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