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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 ↓

Polyphemus Moth 1
Antheraea polyphemus
Phoebus Apollo 2
Parnassius phoebus
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 3
Parnassius smintheus
Black Swallowtail 4
Papilio polyxenes
Two-tailed Swallowtail 5
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 6
Papilio rutulus
Common Roadside-Skipper 7
Amblyscirtes vialis
Taxiles Skipper 8
Lon taxiles
Snow's Skipper 9
Paratrytone snowi
Dun Skipper 10
Euphyes vestris
Russet Skipperling 11
Piruna pirus
Afranius Duskywing 12
Erynnis afranius
Horace's Duskywing 13
Erynnis horatius
Common Checkered-Skipper 14
Burnsius communis
Weidemeyer's Admiral 15
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Field Crescent 16
Phyciodes pulchella
Gorgone Checkerspot 17
Chlosyne gorgone
Painted Lady 18
Vanessa cardui
Mourning Cloak 19
Nymphalis antiopa
Hoary Comma 20
Polygonia gracilis
Satyr Comma 21
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 22
Aglais milberti
Common Ringlet 23
Coenonympha california
Aphrodite Fritillary 24
Speyeria aphrodite
Edwards's Fritillary 25
Speyeria edwardsii
Monarch 26
Danaus plexippus
Gray Hairstreak 27
Strymon melinus
Western Pine Elfin 9
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 10
Callophrys gryneus
Hops Azure 28
Celastrina humulus
Silvery Blue 29
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Ancilla Blue 30
Euphilotes ancilla
Marine Blue 31
Leptotes marina
Melissa Blue 32
Plebejus melissa
Dainty Sulphur 32
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur 33
Colias eurytheme
Cabbage White 34
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 35
Pontia protodice
Spring White 32
Pontia sisymbrii
Black Witch 13
Ascalapha odorata
Spotted Tussock Moth 36
Lophocampa maculata
Odorous House Ant 37
Tapinoma sessile
Western Carpenter Ant 38
Camponotus modoc
Bicolored Carpenter Ant 39
Camponotus vicinus
Wily Field Ant 40
Formica dolosa
Uncertain Field Ant 41
Formica incerta
Pale Field Ant 42
Formica pallidefulva
Allegheny Mound Ant 43
Formica exsectoides
Formica podzolica 44
Western Thatching Ant 45
Formica obscuripes
New World Black Ant 42
Formica neogagates
Short-horned Meadow Ant 46
Lasius brevicornis
Lasius fallax 47
Lasius crypticus 46
Lasius ponderosae 46
Hairless Rover Ant 48
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pennsylvania Ponera 42
Ponera pennsylvanica
Pheidole ceres 48
Hairy Pheidole 49
Pheidole pilifera
Aphaenogaster occidentalis 50
Schaum's Acorn Ant 42
Temnothorax schaumii
Cherry Ant 51
Crematogaster cerasi
Crematogaster coarctata 52
Crematogaster emeryana 53
Small-lined Crematogaster 54
Crematogaster lineolata
Pseudomethoca propinqua 55
Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp 56
Scolia dubia
Brown-belted Bumble Bee 57
Bombus griseocollis
Hunt's Bumble Bee 58
Bombus huntii
Western Honey Bee 59
Apis mellifera
Sunflower Burrowing-Resin bee 60
Paranthidium jugatorium
Pseudomasaris vespoides 61
Western Paper Wasp 62
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
Western Yellowjacket 58
Vespula pensylvanica
Blowout Tiger Beetle 63
Cicindela lengi
Common Claybank Tiger Beetle 29
Cicindela limbalis
Western Tiger Beetle 1
Cicindela oregona
Convergent Ladybeetle 64
Hippodamia convergens
Seven-spotted Ladybird 13
Coccinella septempunctata
Nuttall's blister beetle 65
Lytta nuttalli
Ornate Checkered Beetle 66
Trichodes ornatus
Polydrusus impressifrons 67
Batyle suturalis 68
Colorado Soldier Beetle 42
Chauliognathus basalis
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle 13
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle 13
Alaus oculatus
Banded Sexton Beetle 69
Nicrophorus investigator
Emerald Euphoria 70
Euphoria fulgida
brown scarab beetle 58
Phyllophaga lanceolata
Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper 71
Arphia conspersa
Green-striped Grasshopper 72
Chortophaga viridifasciata
Coral-winged Grasshopper 58
Pardalophora apiculata
Lichen Grasshopper 73
Trimerotropis saxatilis
Two-striped Grasshopper 58
Melanoplus bivittatus
Spotted Bird Grasshopper 10
Schistocerca lineata
Putnam's Cicada 58
Platypedia putnami
Oleander Aphid 34
Aphis nerii
Common Water Strider 74
Aquarius remigis
Large Milkweed Bug 13
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Pale Snaketail 75
Ophiogomphus severus

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