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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 ⁸
Hemileuca eglanterina

Black Swallowtail ⁹
Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail ¹⁰
Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail ¹¹
Papilio eurymedon

Two-tailed Swallowtail ¹¹
Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail ¹²
Papilio rutulus

Common Roadside-Skipper ¹³
Amblyscirtes vialis

Taxiles Skipper ¹⁴
Lon taxiles

Sachem ¹⁵
Atalopedes campestris

Woodland Skipper ¹⁶
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Common Branded Skipper ¹⁷
Hesperia comma

Juba Skipper ¹⁸
Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper ¹⁹
Hesperia leonardus

Long Dash ²⁰
Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper ¹⁹
Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper ¹⁹
Polites peckius

Dun Skipper ²¹
Euphyes vestris

Delaware Skipper ²²
Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling ²³
Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling ²⁴
Piruna pirus

Northern Cloudywing ²²
Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper ²⁵
Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing ²⁶
Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing ²⁷
Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing ²⁸
Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing ²⁹
Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing ²⁰
Erynnis icelus

Pacuvius Duskywing ³⁰
Erynnis pacuvius

Persius Duskywing ³⁰
Erynnis persius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing ³¹
Erynnis telemachus

Common Checkered-Skipper ³²
Burnsius communis

Common Sootywing ³³
Pholisora catullus

Hackberry Emperor ³⁴
Asterocampa celtis

Weidemeyer's Admiral ²⁶
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Northern Crescent ³⁵
Phyciodes cocyta

Pale Crescent ³⁶
Phyciodes pallida

Phyciodes campestris ³⁷
Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent ³⁸
Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot ³⁹
Chlosyne gorgone

Arachne Checkerspot ²⁸
Poladryas arachne

Red Admiral ⁴⁰
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ⁴¹
Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak ⁴²
Nymphalis antiopa

Hoary Comma ⁴³
Polygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma ⁴⁴
Polygonia satyrus

Nymphalis milberti ⁴⁵
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁴⁶
Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet ⁴⁷
Coenonympha california

Chryxus Arctic ³¹
Oeneis chryxus

Common Wood-Nymph ⁴⁴
Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr ²⁸
Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary ¹⁶
Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary ²⁸
Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary ²²
Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary ⁴⁸
Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary ²⁸
Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary ²⁶
Speyeria hesperis

Mormon Fritillary ⁴⁹
Speyeria mormonia

Variegated Fritillary ⁵⁰
Euptoieta claudia

Queen ⁵¹
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ⁵¹
Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak ³⁶
Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak ⁵²
Strymon melinus

Behr's Hairstreak ⁵³
Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak ³⁴
Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak ²²
Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak ⁵⁴
Satyrium liparops

Coral Hairstreak ⁵⁵
Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak ⁴⁴
Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin ³⁷
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ²²
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ²¹
Callophrys gryneus

Moss's Elfin ⁵⁶
Callophrys mossii

Hoary Elfin ²²
Callophrys polios

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak ⁵⁷
Callophrys sheridanii

Tailed Copper ⁵⁸
Tharsalea arota

Blue Copper ⁴⁴
Lycaena heteronea

Great Copper ²²
Lycaena xanthoides

Bronze Copper ⁵⁵
Lycaena hyllus

Hops Azure ⁵⁹
Celastrina humulus

Silvery Blue ⁶⁰
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Arrowhead Blue ³⁰
Glaucopsyche piasus

Ancilla Blue ⁶¹
Euphilotes ancilla

Dotted Blue ³⁶
Euphilotes enoptes

Marine Blue ⁶²
Leptotes marina

Western Tailed-Blue ⁶³
Cupido amyntula

Eastern Tailed-Blue ⁶⁴
Cupido comyntas

Reakirt's Blue ¹⁶
Echinargus isola

Arctic Blue ⁶⁵
Agriades glandon

Plebejus acmon ²⁸
Icaricia acmon

Plebejus icarioides ²²
Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue ⁶⁶
Icaricia lupini

Lycaeides melissa ²⁸
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 8 Hemileuca eglanterina

Black Swallowtail 9 Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail 10 Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail 11 Papilio eurymedon

Two-tailed Swallowtail 11 Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail 12 Papilio rutulus

Common Roadside-Skipper 13 Amblyscirtes vialis

Taxiles Skipper 14 Lon taxiles

Sachem 15 Atalopedes campestris

Woodland Skipper 16 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Common Branded Skipper 17 Hesperia comma

Juba Skipper 18 Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper 19 Hesperia leonardus

Long Dash 20 Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper 19 Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper 19 Polites peckius

Dun Skipper 21 Euphyes vestris

Delaware Skipper 22 Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling 23 Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling 24 Piruna pirus

Northern Cloudywing 22 Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper 25 Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing 26 Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing 27 Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing 28 Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing 29 Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing 20 Erynnis icelus

Pacuvius Duskywing 30 Erynnis pacuvius

Persius Duskywing 30 Erynnis persius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing 31 Erynnis telemachus

Common Checkered-Skipper 32 Burnsius communis

Common Sootywing 33 Pholisora catullus

Hackberry Emperor 34 Asterocampa celtis

Weidemeyer's Admiral 26 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Northern Crescent 35 Phyciodes cocyta

Pale Crescent 36 Phyciodes pallida

Phyciodes campestris 37 Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent 38 Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot 39 Chlosyne gorgone

Arachne Checkerspot 28 Poladryas arachne

Red Admiral 40 Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady 41 Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak 42 Nymphalis antiopa

Hoary Comma 43 Polygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma 44 Polygonia satyrus

Nymphalis milberti 45 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 46 Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet 47 Coenonympha california

Chryxus Arctic 31 Oeneis chryxus

Common Wood-Nymph 44 Cercyonis pegala

Canyonland Satyr 28 Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary 16 Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary 28 Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary 22 Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary 48 Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary 28 Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary 26 Speyeria hesperis

Mormon Fritillary 49 Speyeria mormonia

Variegated Fritillary 50 Euptoieta claudia

Queen 51 Danaus gilippus

Monarch 51 Danaus plexippus

Colorado Hairstreak 36 Hypaurotis crysalus

Gray Hairstreak 52 Strymon melinus

Behr's Hairstreak 53 Satyrium behrii

Banded Hairstreak 34 Satyrium calanus

California Hairstreak 22 Satyrium californica

Striped Hairstreak 54 Satyrium liparops

Coral Hairstreak 55 Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak 44 Callophrys affinis

Brown Elfin 37 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 22 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 21 Callophrys gryneus