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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 ↓

Agrilaxia flavimana ¹

Acmaeodera mixta ²

Acmaeodera rubronotata ³

Emerald Euphoria ⁴
Euphoria fulgida

Kern's Flower Scarab
Euphoria kernii

Brown Scarab Beetle ⁵
Phyllophaga lanceolata

Cottonwood Stag Beetle ⁶
Lucanus mazama

Snowy Tree Cricket ⁷
Oecanthus fultoni

Orange-winged Grasshopper ⁸
Arphia conspersa

Green-striped Grasshopper ⁹
Chortophaga viridifasciata

Coral-winged Grasshopper ¹⁰
Pardalophora apiculata

Red-shanked Grasshopper ¹¹
Xanthippus corallipes

Platte Range Grasshopper ¹²
Mestobregma plattei

Trachyrhachys aspera ¹²

Pallid-winged Grasshopper ¹³
Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Lichen Grasshopper ⁹
Trimerotropis saxatilis

Carolina Grasshopper ¹⁴
Dissosteira carolina

Montezuma's Grasshopper ¹⁵
Syrbula montezuma

White-whiskered grasshopper ¹⁶
Ageneotettix deorum

Velvet-striped Grasshopper ¹⁷
Eritettix simplex

Striped Slant-faced Grasshopper ¹⁸
Amphitornus coloradus

Large-headed Grasshopper ¹⁹
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis

Sage Grasshopper ²⁰
Hypochlora alba

Keeler's Spur-throat Grasshopper ²¹
Melanoplus keeleri

Two-striped Grasshopper ²²
Melanoplus bivittatus

Red-legged Grasshopper ²³
Melanoplus femurrubrum

Migratory Grasshopper ²⁴
Melanoplus sanguinipes

Archasia auriculata ²⁵

Rugosana querci ²⁶

Plains Cicada ²⁷
Megatibicen dealbatus

Southern Grass Cicada ²⁸
Cicadetta calliope

Putnam's Cicada ¹²
Platypedia putnami

Prairie Spittle Bug ²⁹
Philaenarcys bilineata

Jagged Ambush Bug ³⁰
Phymata americana

Spiny Assassin Bug ³¹
Sinea spinipes

Pale Green Assassin Bug ³²
Zelus luridus

Castolus ferox ³³

Fitchia aptera ²⁴

Wheel Bug ³⁴
Arilus cristatus

Masked Hunter ³⁵
Reduvius personatus

Black Corsair ³⁶
Melanolestes picipes

Common Water Strider ³⁷
Aquarius remigis

Charcoal Seed Bug ¹⁹
Melacoryphus lateralis

Small Milkweed Bug ³⁸
Lygaeus kalmii

Two-spotted Stink Bug ³⁹
Perillus bioculatus

Red-shouldered Stink Bug ⁴⁰
Thyanta custator

Harlequin Bug ⁴¹
Murgantia histrionica

Dendrocoris humeralis ⁴²

Piezogaster calcarator ⁴³

Narnia snowi ⁴⁴

Western Leaf-footed Bug ²⁴
Leptoglossus clypealis

Western Conifer Seed Bug ⁴⁵
Leptoglossus occidentalis

Cactus Coreid ¹⁹
Chelinidea vittiger

Eastern Boxelder Bug ⁴⁶
Boisea trivittata

Eight-spotted Skimmer ⁴⁷
Libellula forensis

Widow Skimmer ⁴⁸
Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ⁴⁹
Libellula pulchella

Four-spotted Skimmer ⁵⁰
Libellula quadrimaculata

Flame Skimmer ⁵¹
Libellula saturata

Halloween Pennant ⁵²
Celithemis eponina

Variegated Meadowhawk ⁵³
Sympetrum corruptum

Black Meadowhawk ⁵⁴
Sympetrum danae

Western Meadowhawk ⁵⁵
Sympetrum occidentale

Striped Meadowhawk ⁵⁶
Sympetrum pallipes

Ruby Meadowhawk ³⁷
Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk ²⁷
Sympetrum semicinctum

Spot-winged Glider ⁵⁷
Pantala hymenaea

Red Saddlebags ⁵⁸
Tramea onusta

Eastern Pondhawk ⁵⁹
Erythemis simplicicollis

Dot-tailed Whiteface ⁵⁴
Leucorrhinia intacta

Common Whitetail ⁶⁰
Plathemis lydia

Desert Whitetail ⁶¹
Plathemis subornata

Red Rock Skimmer ⁶²
Paltothemis lineatipes

Common Baskettail ⁹
Epitheca cynosura

Plains Emerald ⁶¹
Somatochlora ensigera

Pale Snaketail ²⁷
Ophiogomphus severus

Common Sanddragon ⁶³
Progomphus obscurus

Common Green Darner ⁶⁴
Anax junius

Variable Darner ⁵⁴
Aeshna interrupta

Sedge Darner ⁶⁵
Aeshna juncea

Paddle-tailed Darner ⁵⁴
Aeshna palmata

Shadow Darner ³⁷
Aeshna umbrosa

Blue-eyed Darner ⁴⁹
Rhionaeschna multicolor

Paiute Dancer ⁶²
Argia alberta

Familiar Bluet ⁶⁶
Enallagma civile

Alkali Bluet ⁶¹
Enallagma clausum

Arroyo Bluet ²⁷
Enallagma praevarum

Western Forktail ⁶⁷
Ischnura perparva

Western Red Damsel ²⁷
Amphiagrion abbreviatum

European Earwig ¹⁹
Forficula auricularia

Margined Calligrapher ⁶⁸
Toxomerus marginatus

Spiny Tachinid Fly ⁶⁹
Paradejeania rutilioides

Epalpus signifer ⁷⁰

Sunflower Seed Maggot ⁷¹
Neotephritis finalis

Western Horse Fly ⁷²
Tabanus punctifer

Exoprosopa caliptera ⁷³

Greater Bee Fly ⁷⁴
Bombylius major

European Mantis ⁷⁵
Mantis religiosa

Yersin's Ground Mantis ⁸
Yersiniops solitarius

Common Pill Woodlouse ³⁸
Armadillidium vulgare

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Bugs of Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Emerald Euphoria 4 Euphoria fulgida

Kern's Flower Scarab Euphoria kernii

Brown Scarab Beetle 5 Phyllophaga lanceolata

Cottonwood Stag Beetle 6 Lucanus mazama

Snowy Tree Cricket 7 Oecanthus fultoni

Orange-winged Grasshopper 8 Arphia conspersa

Green-striped Grasshopper 9 Chortophaga viridifasciata

Coral-winged Grasshopper 10 Pardalophora apiculata

Red-shanked Grasshopper 11 Xanthippus corallipes

Platte Range Grasshopper 12 Mestobregma plattei

Pallid-winged Grasshopper 13 Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Lichen Grasshopper 9 Trimerotropis saxatilis

Carolina Grasshopper 14 Dissosteira carolina

Montezuma's Grasshopper 15 Syrbula montezuma

White-whiskered grasshopper 16 Ageneotettix deorum

Velvet-striped Grasshopper 17 Eritettix simplex

Striped Slant-faced Grasshopper 18 Amphitornus coloradus

Large-headed Grasshopper 19 Phoetaliotes nebrascensis

Sage Grasshopper 20 Hypochlora alba

Keeler's Spur-throat Grasshopper 21 Melanoplus keeleri

Two-striped Grasshopper 22 Melanoplus bivittatus

Red-legged Grasshopper 23 Melanoplus femurrubrum

Migratory Grasshopper 24 Melanoplus sanguinipes

Plains Cicada 27 Megatibicen dealbatus

Southern Grass Cicada 28 Cicadetta calliope

Putnam's Cicada 12 Platypedia putnami

Prairie Spittle Bug 29 Philaenarcys bilineata

Jagged Ambush Bug 30 Phymata americana

Spiny Assassin Bug 31 Sinea spinipes

Pale Green Assassin Bug 32 Zelus luridus

Wheel Bug 34 Arilus cristatus

Masked Hunter 35 Reduvius personatus

Black Corsair 36 Melanolestes picipes

Common Water Strider 37 Aquarius remigis

Charcoal Seed Bug 19 Melacoryphus lateralis

Small Milkweed Bug 38 Lygaeus kalmii

Two-spotted Stink Bug 39 Perillus bioculatus

Red-shouldered Stink Bug 40 Thyanta custator

Harlequin Bug 41 Murgantia histrionica

Western Leaf-footed Bug 24 Leptoglossus clypealis

Western Conifer Seed Bug 45 Leptoglossus occidentalis

Cactus Coreid 19 Chelinidea vittiger

Eastern Boxelder Bug 46 Boisea trivittata

Eight-spotted Skimmer 47 Libellula forensis

Widow Skimmer 48 Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 49 Libellula pulchella

Four-spotted Skimmer 50 Libellula quadrimaculata

Flame Skimmer 51 Libellula saturata

Halloween Pennant 52 Celithemis eponina

Variegated Meadowhawk 53 Sympetrum corruptum

Black Meadowhawk 54 Sympetrum danae

Western Meadowhawk 55 Sympetrum occidentale

Striped Meadowhawk 56 Sympetrum pallipes

Ruby Meadowhawk 37 Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk 27 Sympetrum semicinctum

Spot-winged Glider 57 Pantala hymenaea

Red Saddlebags 58 Tramea onusta

Eastern Pondhawk 59 Erythemis simplicicollis

Dot-tailed Whiteface 54 Leucorrhinia intacta

Common Whitetail 60 Plathemis lydia

Desert Whitetail 61 Plathemis subornata

Red Rock Skimmer 62 Paltothemis lineatipes

Common Baskettail 9 Epitheca cynosura

Plains Emerald 61 Somatochlora ensigera

Pale Snaketail 27 Ophiogomphus severus

Common Sanddragon 63 Progomphus obscurus

Common Green Darner 64 Anax junius

Variable Darner 54 Aeshna interrupta

Sedge Darner 65 Aeshna juncea

Paddle-tailed Darner 54 Aeshna palmata

Shadow Darner 37 Aeshna umbrosa

Blue-eyed Darner 49 Rhionaeschna multicolor

Paiute Dancer 62 Argia alberta

Familiar Bluet 66 Enallagma civile

Alkali Bluet 61 Enallagma clausum

Arroyo Bluet 27 Enallagma praevarum

Western Forktail 67 Ischnura perparva

Western Red Damsel 27 Amphiagrion abbreviatum

European Earwig 19 Forficula auricularia