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Bugs of Roxborough State Park

Roxborough State Park is located approximately twenty-five miles southwest of Denver in Douglas County. Over 105,000 people visit this day-use park each year. Local schools, scouting groups, and clubs make up a significant portion of park visitation. Families and groups of international ...more ↓

Leopard Slug ¹
Limax maximus

Western Black Widow ²
Latrodectus hesperus

Phidippus octopunctatus ³

Bold Jumper ⁴
Phidippus audax

European Harvestman ⁵
Phalangium opilio

White-lined Sphinx ⁶
Hyles lineata

Rocky Mountain Clearwing ⁷
Hemaris thetis

Western Sheep Moth
Hemileuca eglanterina

Black Swallowtail ⁸
Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail ⁹
Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail ¹⁰
Papilio eurymedon

Two-tailed Swallowtail ¹⁰
Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail ¹¹
Papilio rutulus

Common Roadside-Skipper ¹²
Amblyscirtes vialis

Taxiles Skipper ¹³
Lon taxiles

Sachem ¹⁴
Atalopedes campestris

Woodland Skipper ¹⁵
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Common Branded Skipper ¹⁶
Hesperia comma

Juba Skipper ¹⁷
Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper ¹⁸
Hesperia leonardus

Long Dash ¹⁹
Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper ¹⁸
Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper ¹⁸
Polites peckius

Dun Skipper ²⁰
Euphyes vestris

Delaware Skipper ²¹
Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling ²²
Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling ²³
Piruna pirus

Northern Cloudywing ²¹
Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper ²⁴
Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing ²⁵
Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing ²⁶
Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing ²⁷
Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing ²⁸
Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing ¹⁹
Erynnis icelus

Pacuvius Duskywing ²⁹
Erynnis pacuvius

Persius Duskywing ²⁹
Erynnis persius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing ³⁰
Erynnis telemachus

Common Checkered-Skipper ³¹
Burnsius communis

Common Sootywing ³²
Pholisora catullus

Hackberry Emperor ³³
Asterocampa celtis

Weidemeyer's Admiral ²⁵
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Northern Crescent ³⁴
Phyciodes cocyta

Pale Crescent ³⁵
Phyciodes pallida

Phyciodes campestris ³⁶
Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent ³⁷
Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot ³⁸
Chlosyne gorgone

Arachne Checkerspot ²⁷
Poladryas arachne

Red Admiral ³⁹
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ⁴⁰
Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak ⁴¹
Nymphalis antiopa

Hoary Comma ⁴²
Polygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma ⁴³
Polygonia satyrus

Nymphalis milberti ⁴⁴
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁴⁵
Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet ⁴⁶
Coenonympha california

Chryxus Arctic ³⁰
Oeneis chryxus

Common Wood-Nymph ⁴³
Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr ²⁷
Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary ¹⁵
Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary ²⁷
Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary ²¹
Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary ⁴⁷
Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary ²⁷
Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary ²⁵
Speyeria hesperis

Mormon Fritillary ⁴⁸
Speyeria mormonia

Variegated Fritillary ⁴⁹
Euptoieta claudia

Queen ⁵⁰
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ⁵⁰
Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak ³⁵
Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak ⁵¹
Strymon melinus

Behr's Hairstreak ⁵²
Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak ³³
Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak ²¹
Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak ⁵³
Satyrium liparops

Coral Hairstreak ⁵⁴
Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak ⁴³
Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin ³⁶
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ²¹
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ²⁰
Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin ⁵⁵
Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin ²¹
Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak ⁵⁶
Callophrys sheridanii

Tailed Copper ⁵⁷
Tharsalea arota

Blue Copper ⁴³
Lycaena heteronea

Great Copper ²¹
Lycaena xanthoides

Bronze Copper ⁵⁴
Lycaena hyllus

Hops Azure ⁵⁸
Celastrina humulus

Silvery Blue ⁵⁹
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Arrowhead Blue ²⁹
Glaucopsyche piasus

Ancilla Blue ⁶⁰
Euphilotes ancilla

Dotted Blue ³⁵
Euphilotes enoptes

Marine Blue ⁶¹
Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue ⁶²
Cupido amyntula

Eastern Tailed-Blue ⁶³
Cupido comyntas

Reakirt's Blue ¹⁵
Echinargus isola

Arctic Blue ⁶⁴
Agriades glandon

Plebejus acmon ²⁷
Icaricia acmon

Plebejus icarioides ²¹
Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue ⁶⁵
Icaricia lupini

Lycaeides melissa ²⁷
Plebejus melissa

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Bugs of Roxborough State Park

Leopard Slug 1 Limax maximus

Western Black Widow 2 Latrodectus hesperus

Phidippus octopunctatus 3

Bold Jumper 4 Phidippus audax

European Harvestman 5 Phalangium opilio

White-lined Sphinx 6 Hyles lineata

Rocky Mountain Clearwing 7 Hemaris thetis

Western Sheep Moth Hemileuca eglanterina

Black Swallowtail 8 Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail 9 Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail 10 Papilio eurymedon

Two-tailed Swallowtail 10 Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail 11 Papilio rutulus

Common Roadside-Skipper 12 Amblyscirtes vialis

Taxiles Skipper 13 Lon taxiles

Sachem 14 Atalopedes campestris

Woodland Skipper 15 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Common Branded Skipper 16 Hesperia comma

Juba Skipper 17 Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper 18 Hesperia leonardus

Long Dash 19 Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper 18 Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper 18 Polites peckius

Dun Skipper 20 Euphyes vestris

Delaware Skipper 21 Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling 22 Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling 23 Piruna pirus

Northern Cloudywing 21 Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper 24 Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing 25 Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing 26 Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing 27 Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing 28 Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing 19 Erynnis icelus

Pacuvius Duskywing 29 Erynnis pacuvius

Persius Duskywing 29 Erynnis persius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing 30 Erynnis telemachus

Common Checkered-Skipper 31 Burnsius communis

Common Sootywing 32 Pholisora catullus

Hackberry Emperor 33 Asterocampa celtis

Weidemeyer's Admiral 25 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Northern Crescent 34 Phyciodes cocyta

Pale Crescent 35 Phyciodes pallida

Phyciodes campestris 36 Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent 37 Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot 38 Chlosyne gorgone

Arachne Checkerspot 27 Poladryas arachne

Red Admiral 39 Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady 40 Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak 41 Nymphalis antiopa

Hoary Comma 42 Polygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma 43 Polygonia satyrus

Nymphalis milberti 44 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 45 Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet 46 Coenonympha california

Chryxus Arctic 30 Oeneis chryxus

Common Wood-Nymph 43 Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr 27 Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary 15 Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary 27 Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary 21 Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary 47 Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary 27 Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary 25 Speyeria hesperis

Mormon Fritillary 48 Speyeria mormonia

Variegated Fritillary 49 Euptoieta claudia

Queen 50 Danaus gilippus

Monarch 50 Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak 35 Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak 51 Strymon melinus

Behr's Hairstreak 52 Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak 33 Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak 21 Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak 53 Satyrium liparops

Coral Hairstreak 54 Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak 43 Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin 36 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 21 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 20 Callophrys gryneus