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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 ↓

Melsheimer's Sack Bearer 1
Cicinnus melsheimeri
Carpenterworm Moth 2
Prionoxystus robiniae
Bondia comonana 3
Three-parted Epiblema Moth 4
Epiblema tripartitana
Pelochrista argenteana 5
Spangled Pelochrista 6
Pelochrista scintillana
Pelochrista agricolana 7
Fernald's Eucosma Moth 8
Pelochrista fernaldana
Pelochrista matutina 9
Suleima baracana 10
Hystrichophora vestaliana 8
Filbertworm Moth 11
Cydia latiferreana
Ponderosa Pine Seedworm Moth 12
Cydia piperana
Banded Sunflower Moth 13
Cochylis hospes
Eugnosta mexicana 12
Dorithia semicirculana 14
Garden Tortrix 15
Clepsis peritana
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth 16
Choristoneura rosaceana
Achemon Sphinx 17
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 18
Amphion floridensis
White-lined Sphinx 19
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 20
Hemaris diffinis
Five-spotted Hawk Moth 21
Manduca quinquemaculata
Great Ash Sphinx 22
Sphinx chersis
Vashti Sphinx Moth 23
Sphinx vashti
Elm Sphinx 24
Ceratomia amyntor
One-eyed Sphinx 25
Smerinthus cerisyi
Blinded Sphinx Moth 26
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 27
Paonias myops
Polyphemus Moth 28
Antheraea polyphemus
Io Moth 29
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 30
Parnassius smintheus
Black Swallowtail 31
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 32
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 33
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 19
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 34
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 26
Battus philenor
Common Roadside-Skipper 35
Amblyscirtes vialis
Morrison's Skipper 36
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 37
Paratrytone snowi
Fiery Skipper 38
Hylephila phyleus
Huron Sachem 39
Atalopedes campestris huron
Western Branded Skipper 40
Hesperia colorado
Nevada Skipper 41
Hesperia nevada
Uncas Skipper 42
Hesperia uncas uncas
Crossline Skipper 43
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 44
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 37
Polites draco
Tawny-edged Skipper 45
Polites themistocles
Dun Skipper 9
Euphyes vestris
Eastern Dun Skipper 46
Euphyes vestris metacomet
Dusted Skipper 47
Atrytonopsis hianna
Garita Skipperling 48
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 49
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 48
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 37
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 50
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 51
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 52
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 48
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 15
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 53
Erynnis icelus
Persius Duskywing 54
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 45
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 55
Burnsius communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 56
Pyrgus centaureae
Small Checkered Skipper 19
Pyrgus scriptura
Mountain Checkered-Skipper 57
Pyrgus xanthus
Common Sootywing 58
Pholisora catullus
Arizona Sister 59
Adelpha eulalia
Viceroy 60
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 51
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Anicia Checkerspot 61
Euphydryas anicia
Vesta Crescent 62
Phyciodes graphica
Pale Crescent 63
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 59
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 64
Phyciodes tharos
Fulvia Checkerspot 65
Chlosyne fulvia
Gorgone Checkerspot 66
Chlosyne gorgone
Northern Checkerspot 67
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot 48
Poladryas arachne
Red Admiral 68
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 69
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 70
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 71
Nymphalis antiopa
Green Comma 13
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 56
Polygonia gracilis
Question Mark 72
Polygonia interrogationis
Satyr Comma 73
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 74
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 75
Junonia coenia
Common Ringlet 76
Coenonympha tullia
Ridings' Satyr 42
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 77
Oeneis alberta
Chryxus Arctic 45
Oeneis chryxus
Uhler's Arctic 78
Oeneis uhleri
Common Alpine 79
Erebia epipsodea
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 10
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 51
Cercyonis oetus

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