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Wildlife of Castlewood Canyon State Park

Castlewood Canyon State Park is located in central Douglas County, one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. It lies east of Interstate 25 and is equidistant between the two largest metropolitan areas within Colorado - Denver and Colorado Springs. The park lies at the intersection of ...more ↓

Horace's Duskywing ¹
Erynnis horatius

Common Checkered-Skipper ²
Burnsius communis

Weidemeyer's Admiral ³
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Field Crescent ⁴
Phyciodes pulchella

Gorgone Checkerspot ⁵
Chlosyne gorgone

Painted Lady ⁶
Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak ⁷
Nymphalis antiopa

Hoary Comma ⁸
Polygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma ⁹
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ¹⁰
Aglais milberti

Common Ringlet ¹¹
Coenonympha california

Aphrodite Fritillary ¹²
Speyeria aphrodite

Edwards's Fritillary ¹³
Speyeria edwardsii

Monarch ¹⁴
Danaus plexippus

Gray Hairstreak ¹⁵
Strymon melinus

Western Pine Elfin ¹⁶
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ¹⁷
Callophrys gryneus

Hops Azure ¹⁸
Celastrina humulus

Silvery Blue ¹⁹
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Ancilla Blue ²⁰
Euphilotes ancilla

Marine Blue ²¹
Leptotes marina

Melissa Blue ²²
Plebejus melissa

Dainty Sulphur ²²
Nathalis iole

Orange Sulphur ²³
Colias eurytheme

Cabbage White ²⁴
Pieris rapae

Checkered White ²⁵
Pontia protodice

Spring White ²²
Pontia sisymbrii

Black Witch ¹
Ascalapha odorata

Spotted Tussock Moth ²⁶
Lophocampa maculata

Odorous House Ant ²⁷
Tapinoma sessile

Western Carpenter Ant ²⁸
Camponotus modoc

Bicolored Carpenter Ant ²⁹
Camponotus vicinus

Wily Field Ant ³⁰
Formica dolosa

Uncertain Field Ant ³¹
Formica incerta

Pale Field Ant ³²
Formica pallidefulva

Allegheny Mound Ant ³³
Formica exsectoides

Formica podzolica ³⁴

Western Thatching Ant ³⁵
Formica obscuripes

New World Black Ant ³²
Formica neogagates

Short-horned Meadow Ant ³⁶
Lasius brevicornis

Lasius fallax ³⁷

Lasius crypticus ³⁶

Lasius ponderosae ³⁶

Hairless Rover Ant ³⁸
Brachymyrmex depilis

Pennsylvania Ponera ³²
Ponera pennsylvanica

Pheidole ceres ³⁸

Hairy Pheidole ³⁹
Pheidole pilifera

Aphaenogaster occidentalis ⁴⁰

Schaum's Acorn Ant ³²
Temnothorax schaumii

Cherry Ant ⁴¹
Crematogaster cerasi

Crematogaster coarctata ⁴²

Crematogaster emeryana ⁴³

Small-lined Crematogaster ⁴⁴
Crematogaster lineolata

Pseudomethoca propinqua ⁴⁵

Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp ⁴⁶
Scolia dubia

Brown-belted Bumble Bee ⁴⁷
Bombus griseocollis

Hunt's Bumble Bee ⁴⁸
Bombus huntii

Western Honey Bee ⁴⁹
Apis mellifera

Sunflower Burrowing-Resin bee ⁵⁰
Paranthidium jugatorium

Pseudomasaris vespoides ⁵¹

Western Paper Wasp ⁵²
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis

Western Yellowjacket ⁴⁸
Vespula pensylvanica

Blowout Tiger Beetle ⁵³
Cicindela lengi

Common Claybank Tiger Beetle ¹⁹
Cicindela limbalis

Western Tiger Beetle ⁵⁴
Cicindela oregona

Convergent Ladybeetle ⁵⁵
Hippodamia convergens

Seven-spotted Ladybird ¹
Coccinella septempunctata

Nuttall's blister beetle ⁵⁶
Lytta nuttalli

Ornate Checkered Beetle ⁵⁷
Trichodes ornatus

Polydrusus impressifrons ⁵⁸

Batyle suturalis ⁵⁹

Colorado Soldier Beetle ³²
Chauliognathus basalis

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle ¹
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle ¹
Alaus oculatus

Banded Sexton Beetle ⁶⁰
Nicrophorus investigator

Emerald Euphoria ⁶¹
Euphoria fulgida

brown scarab beetle ⁴⁸
Phyllophaga lanceolata

Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper ⁶²
Arphia conspersa

Green-striped Grasshopper ⁶³
Chortophaga viridifasciata

Coral-winged Grasshopper ⁴⁸
Pardalophora apiculata

Lichen Grasshopper ⁶⁴
Trimerotropis saxatilis

Two-striped Grasshopper ⁴⁸
Melanoplus bivittatus

Spotted Bird Grasshopper ¹⁷
Schistocerca lineata

Putnam's Cicada ⁴⁸
Platypedia putnami

Oleander Aphid ²⁴
Aphis nerii

Common Water Strider ⁶⁵
Aquarius remigis

Large Milkweed Bug ¹
Oncopeltus fasciatus

Pale Snaketail ⁶⁶
Ophiogomphus severus

Western Forktail ⁶⁷
Ischnura perparva

Willow Pinecone Gall Midge ⁶⁸
Rabdophaga strobiloides

Cylindromyia intermedia ⁶⁹

Thistle Stem Gall Fly ⁷⁰
Urophora cardui

Virile Crayfish ⁷¹
Faxonius virilis

Wasp Mantidfly ¹
Climaciella brunnea

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Wildlife of Castlewood Canyon State Park

Horace's Duskywing 1 Erynnis horatius

Common Checkered-Skipper 2 Burnsius communis

Weidemeyer's Admiral 3 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Field Crescent 4 Phyciodes pulchella

Gorgone Checkerspot 5 Chlosyne gorgone

Painted Lady 6 Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak 7 Nymphalis antiopa

Hoary Comma 8 Polygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma 9 Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 10 Aglais milberti

Common Ringlet 11 Coenonympha california

Aphrodite Fritillary 12 Speyeria aphrodite

Edwards's Fritillary 13 Speyeria edwardsii

Monarch 14 Danaus plexippus

Gray Hairstreak 15 Strymon melinus

Western Pine Elfin 16 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 17 Callophrys gryneus

Hops Azure 18 Celastrina humulus

Silvery Blue 19 Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Ancilla Blue 20 Euphilotes ancilla

Marine Blue 21 Leptotes marina

Melissa Blue 22 Plebejus melissa

Dainty Sulphur 22 Nathalis iole

Orange Sulphur 23 Colias eurytheme

Cabbage White 24 Pieris rapae

Checkered White 25 Pontia protodice

Spring White 22 Pontia sisymbrii

Black Witch 1 Ascalapha odorata

Spotted Tussock Moth 26 Lophocampa maculata

Odorous House Ant 27 Tapinoma sessile

Western Carpenter Ant 28 Camponotus modoc

Bicolored Carpenter Ant 29 Camponotus vicinus

Wily Field Ant 30 Formica dolosa

Uncertain Field Ant 31 Formica incerta

Pale Field Ant 32 Formica pallidefulva

Allegheny Mound Ant 33 Formica exsectoides

Western Thatching Ant 35 Formica obscuripes

New World Black Ant 32 Formica neogagates

Short-horned Meadow Ant 36 Lasius brevicornis

Hairless Rover Ant 38 Brachymyrmex depilis

Pennsylvania Ponera 32 Ponera pennsylvanica

Hairy Pheidole 39 Pheidole pilifera

Schaum's Acorn Ant 32 Temnothorax schaumii

Cherry Ant 41 Crematogaster cerasi

Small-lined Crematogaster 44 Crematogaster lineolata

Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp 46 Scolia dubia

Brown-belted Bumble Bee 47 Bombus griseocollis

Hunt's Bumble Bee 48 Bombus huntii

Western Honey Bee 49 Apis mellifera

Sunflower Burrowing-Resin bee 50 Paranthidium jugatorium

Western Paper Wasp 52 Mischocyttarus flavitarsis

Western Yellowjacket 48 Vespula pensylvanica

Blowout Tiger Beetle 53 Cicindela lengi

Common Claybank Tiger Beetle 19 Cicindela limbalis

Western Tiger Beetle 54 Cicindela oregona

Convergent Ladybeetle 55 Hippodamia convergens

Seven-spotted Ladybird 1 Coccinella septempunctata

Nuttall's blister beetle 56 Lytta nuttalli

Ornate Checkered Beetle 57 Trichodes ornatus

Colorado Soldier Beetle 32 Chauliognathus basalis

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle 1 Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle 1 Alaus oculatus

Banded Sexton Beetle 60 Nicrophorus investigator

Emerald Euphoria 61 Euphoria fulgida

brown scarab beetle 48 Phyllophaga lanceolata

Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper 62 Arphia conspersa

Green-striped Grasshopper 63 Chortophaga viridifasciata

Coral-winged Grasshopper 48 Pardalophora apiculata

Lichen Grasshopper 64 Trimerotropis saxatilis

Two-striped Grasshopper 48 Melanoplus bivittatus

Spotted Bird Grasshopper 17 Schistocerca lineata

Putnam's Cicada 48 Platypedia putnami

Oleander Aphid 24 Aphis nerii

Common Water Strider 65 Aquarius remigis

Large Milkweed Bug 1 Oncopeltus fasciatus

Pale Snaketail 66 Ophiogomphus severus

Western Forktail 67 Ischnura perparva

Willow Pinecone Gall Midge 68 Rabdophaga strobiloides

Thistle Stem Gall Fly 70 Urophora cardui