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Bugs of Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Cheyenne Mountain State Park is geographically situated just south of Colorado Springs. It lies beneath the eastern flank of Cheyenne Mountain, and borders the plains of Colorado. The park occupies an important transitional zone between Great Plains grassland communities and montane coniferous ...more ↓

Common Desert Centipede 1
Scolopendra polymorpha
Western Black Widow 2
Latrodectus hesperus
Banded Garden Spider 3
Argiope trifasciata
Northern Orbweaver 4
Aculepeira packardi
Tuft-legged Orbweaver 5
Mangora placida
Lattice Orbweaver 6
Araneus thaddeus
Six-spotted Orbweaver 7
Araniella displicata
Western Lynx Spider 8
Oxyopes scalaris
Red-spotted Ant-mimic Sac Spider 9
Castianeira descripta
Evan's Running Crab Spider 10
Ebo evansae
California Flattened Jumping Spider 11
Platycryptus californicus
Common Leaf-beetle Jumping Spider 12
Sassacus papenhoei
Bronze Jumping Spider 13
Eris militaris
Common Hentz Jumper 13
Hentzia palmarum
Phidippus arizonensis 14
Phidippus asotus 15
Phidippus carneus 16
Phidippus insignarius 12
Phidippus octopunctatus 17
Bold Jumping Spider 18
Phidippus audax
Johnson's Jumping Spider 19
Phidippus johnsoni
Thin-spined Jumping Spider 20
Tutelina elegans
Minute Jumping Spider 12
Talavera minuta
Contrasting Jumping Spider 21
Euophrys monadnock
Habronattus cuspidatus 22
Habronattus calcaratus 23
Texas Brown Tarantula 24
Aphonopelma hentzi
Striped Bark Scorpion 14
Centruroides vittatus
Melsheimer's Sack Bearer 25
Cicinnus melsheimeri
Carpenterworm Moth 26
Prionoxystus robiniae
Bondia comonana 27
Three-parted Epiblema Moth 28
Epiblema tripartitana
Pelochrista argenteana 29
Spangled Pelochrista 30
Pelochrista scintillana
Pelochrista agricolana 31
Fernald's Eucosma Moth 32
Pelochrista fernaldana
Pelochrista matutina 14
Suleima baracana 33
Hystrichophora vestaliana 32
Filbertworm Moth 34
Cydia latiferreana
Ponderosa Pine Seedworm Moth 10
Cydia piperana
Banded Sunflower Moth 35
Cochylis hospes
Eugnosta mexicana 10
Dorithia semicirculana 36
Garden Tortrix 3
Clepsis peritana
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth 37
Choristoneura rosaceana
Achemon Sphinx 38
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 39
Amphion floridensis
White-lined Sphinx 40
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 41
Hemaris diffinis
Five-spotted Hawk Moth 42
Manduca quinquemaculata
Great Ash Sphinx 43
Sphinx chersis
Vashti Sphinx Moth 44
Sphinx vashti
Elm Sphinx 45
Ceratomia amyntor
One-eyed Sphinx 46
Smerinthus cerisyi
Blinded Sphinx Moth 47
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 48
Paonias myops
Polyphemus Moth 49
Antheraea polyphemus
Io Moth 50
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 51
Parnassius smintheus
Black Swallowtail 52
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 53
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 54
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 40
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 55
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 47
Battus philenor
Common Roadside-Skipper 56
Amblyscirtes vialis
Morrison's Skipper 57
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 58
Paratrytone snowi
Fiery Skipper 59
Hylephila phyleus
Huron Sachem 60
Atalopedes campestris huron
Western Branded Skipper 61
Hesperia colorado
Nevada Skipper 62
Hesperia nevada
Uncas Skipper 63
Hesperia uncas uncas
Crossline Skipper 64
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 65
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 58
Polites draco
Tawny-edged Skipper 66
Polites themistocles
Dun Skipper 14
Euphyes vestris
Eastern Dun Skipper 67
Euphyes vestris metacomet
Dusted Skipper 68
Atrytonopsis hianna
Garita Skipperling 69
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 70
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 69
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 58
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 71
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 72
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 73
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 69
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 3
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 74
Erynnis icelus
Persius Duskywing 75
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 66
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 76
Burnsius communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 77
Pyrgus centaureae
Small Checkered Skipper 40
Pyrgus scriptura
Mountain Checkered-Skipper 78
Pyrgus xanthus
Common Sootywing 79
Pholisora catullus
Arizona Sister 80
Adelpha eulalia
Viceroy 81
Limenitis archippus

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