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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 ↓

Weidemeyer's Admiral 1
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Anicia Checkerspot 2
Euphydryas anicia
Vesta Crescent 3
Phyciodes graphica
Pale Crescent 4
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 5
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 6
Phyciodes tharos
Fulvia Checkerspot 7
Chlosyne fulvia
Gorgone Checkerspot 8
Chlosyne gorgone
Northern Checkerspot 9
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot 10
Poladryas arachne
Red Admiral 11
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 12
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 13
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 14
Nymphalis antiopa
Green Comma 15
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 16
Polygonia gracilis
Question Mark 17
Polygonia interrogationis
Satyr Comma 18
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 19
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 20
Junonia coenia
Common Ringlet 21
Coenonympha tullia
Ridings' Satyr 22
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 23
Oeneis alberta
Chryxus Arctic 24
Oeneis chryxus
Uhler's Arctic 25
Oeneis uhleri
Common Alpine 26
Erebia epipsodea
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 27
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 1
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 18
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 28
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 29
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 30
Speyeria atlantis
Coronis Fritillary 31
Speyeria coronis
Edwards' Fritillary 10
Speyeria edwardsii
Regal Fritillary 10
Speyeria idalia
Mormon Fritillary 32
Speyeria mormonia
Variegated Fritillary 33
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 34
Agraulis vanillae
Queen 35
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 35
Danaus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 36
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 37
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak 38
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 39
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 40
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 41
Satyrium liparops
Coral Hairstreak 42
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 18
Callophrys affinis
Western Pine Elfin 40
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 15
Callophrys gryneus
Thicket Hairstreak 10
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 22
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 18
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 43
Lycaena rubidus
Purplish Copper 44
Lycaena helloides
Lilac-bordered Copper 40
Lycaena nivalis
Echo Azure 45
Celastrina echo
Spring Azure 42
Celastrina ladon
Lucia Azure 46
Celastrina lucia
Silvery Blue 44
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Central Blue 10
Euphilotes centralis
Rita's Blue 10
Euphilotes rita
Marine Blue 47
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 15
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 48
Echinargus isola
Lupine Blue 49
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 10
Icaricia saepiolus
Melissa Blue 10
Plebejus melissa
Cloudless Sulphur 10
Phoebis sennae
Mexican Yellow 24
Eurema mexicana
Dainty Sulphur 10
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 50
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 51
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 52
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange 53
Abaeis nicippe
Large Marble 54
Euchloe ausonides
Pine White 55
Neophasia menapia
Cabbage White 56
Pieris rapae
Western White 45
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 10
Pontia protodice
Spring White 10
Pontia sisymbrii
Mexican Metalmark 57
Apodemia mejicanus
Mormon Metalmark 40
Apodemia mormo
Morning-glory Plume Moth 58
Emmelina monodactyla
Clover Looper Moth 59
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 60
Caenurgina erechtea
Aholibah Underwing Moth 55
Catocala aholibah
Sweetheart Underwing 61
Catocala amatrix
Catocala amestris 62
Ultronia Underwing 63
Catocala ultronia
Verrill's Underwing 64
Catocala verrilliana
Ilia Underwing 65
Catocala ilia
Common Oak Moth 66
Phoberia atomaris
Inept Graphic 67
Drasteria inepta
Paler Graphic 68
Drasteria pallescens
Cissusa valens 69
Indomitable Melipotis 55
Melipotis indomita
Litocala sexsignata 70
Green Cloverworm Moth 71
Hypena scabra
Common Idia Moth 72
Idia aemula

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