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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 Wood-Nymph 1
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 2
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 3
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 4
Speyeria atlantis
Coronis Fritillary 5
Speyeria coronis
Edwards' Fritillary 6
Speyeria edwardsii
Regal Fritillary 6
Speyeria idalia
Mormon Fritillary 7
Speyeria mormonia
Variegated Fritillary 8
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 9
Agraulis vanillae
Queen 10
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 10
Danaus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 11
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 12
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak 13
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 14
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 15
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 16
Satyrium liparops
Coral Hairstreak 17
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 1
Callophrys affinis
Western Pine Elfin 15
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 18
Callophrys gryneus
Thicket Hairstreak 6
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 19
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 1
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 20
Lycaena rubidus
Purplish Copper 21
Lycaena helloides
Lilac-bordered Copper 15
Lycaena nivalis
Echo Azure 22
Celastrina echo
Spring Azure 17
Celastrina ladon
Lucia Azure 23
Celastrina lucia
Silvery Blue 21
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Central Blue 6
Euphilotes centralis
Rita's Blue 6
Euphilotes rita
Marine Blue 24
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 18
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 25
Echinargus isola
Lupine Blue 26
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 6
Icaricia saepiolus
Melissa Blue 6
Plebejus melissa
Cloudless Sulphur 6
Phoebis sennae
Mexican Yellow 27
Eurema mexicana
Dainty Sulphur 6
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 28
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 29
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 30
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange 31
Abaeis nicippe
Large Marble 32
Euchloe ausonides
Pine White 33
Neophasia menapia
Cabbage White 34
Pieris rapae
Western White 22
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 6
Pontia protodice
Spring White 6
Pontia sisymbrii
Mexican Metalmark 35
Apodemia mejicanus
Mormon Metalmark 15
Apodemia mormo
Morning-glory Plume Moth 36
Emmelina monodactyla
Clover Looper Moth 37
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 38
Caenurgina erechtea
Aholibah Underwing Moth 33
Catocala aholibah
Sweetheart Underwing 39
Catocala amatrix
Catocala amestris 40
Ultronia Underwing 41
Catocala ultronia
Verrill's Underwing 42
Catocala verrilliana
Ilia Underwing 43
Catocala ilia
Common Oak Moth 44
Phoberia atomaris
Inept Graphic 45
Drasteria inepta
Paler Graphic 46
Drasteria pallescens
Cissusa valens 47
Indomitable Melipotis 33
Melipotis indomita
Litocala sexsignata 48
Green Cloverworm Moth 49
Hypena scabra
Common Idia Moth 50
Idia aemula
Bent-winged Owlet 51
Bleptina caradrinalis
Salt Marsh Moth 52
Estigmene acrea
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 53
Hypercompe permaculata
Painted Tiger Moth 53
Arachnis picta
Apantesis f-pallida 54
Phyllira Tiger Moth 40
Apantesis phyllira
Garden Tiger 55
Arctia caja
Orange Virbia Moth 56
Virbia aurantiaca
Virginia Ctenucha Moth 57
Ctenucha virginica
Oregon Cycnia Moth 52
Cycnia oregonensis
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua 53
Freckled Glassy-wing 58
Pseudohemihyalea labecula
Grote's bertholdia 42
Bertholdia trigona
Clio Tiger Moth 59
Ectypia clio
Spotted Tussock Moth 38
Lophocampa maculata
Yellow-headed Lichen Moth 47
Crambidia cephalica
Painted Lichen Moth 60
Hypoprepia fucosa
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 61
Hypoprepia miniata
Barnes' Lichen Moth 62
Cisthene barnesii
Thin-banded Lichen Moth 63
Cisthene tenuifascia
Douglas-fir tussock moth 64
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Metalectra bigallis 40
Dark Marathyssa Moth 65
Marathyssa inficita
Barrens Paectes Moth 66
Paectes abrostolella
Hyperaeschra tortuosa 40
White-dotted Prominent 67
Nadata gibbosa
Unicorn Prominent 33
Schizura unicornis
Dingy Cutworm Moth 53
Feltia jaculifera

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