Bugs of Barr Lake State Park

Covering more than 1,900 surface acres, Barr Lake is one of the largest prairie reservoirs in Colorado open to public recreation. Barr Lake provides habitat for more than 340 species of birds and its significance is recognized on both national and international levels. Nearly 700 acres of ...more ↓

Western Black Widow ¹
Latrodectus hesperus

Banded Garden Spider ²
Argiope trifasciata

Cat-faced Orbweaver ³
Araneus gemmoides

Spotted Orbweaver ⁴
Neoscona crucifera

Barn Funnel Weaver ⁵
Tegenaria domestica

Dictyna calcarata ⁶

Dictyna coloradensis ⁷

Meshweaver Spider ⁸
Dictyna sancta

Eastern Parson Spider ⁹
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Attractive Running Crab Spider ¹⁰
Rhysodromus histrio

Common Leaf-beetle Jumping Spider ¹¹
Sassacus papenhoei

Metaphidippus siticulosus ¹²

Brilliant Jumping Spider ¹³
Phidippus clarus

Bold Jumping Spider ¹⁴
Phidippus audax

Apache Jumping Spider ¹⁵
Phidippus apacheanus

Desert Red Jumping Spider ¹⁶
Phidippus ardens

Asian Wall Jumping Spider ¹⁷
Sitticus fasciger

Palaearctic Patterned Jumping Spider ¹⁸
Attulus ammophilus

Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider ¹⁷
Attulus fasciger

Minute Jumping Spider ¹¹
Talavera minuta

Zebra Jumping Spider ¹⁹
Salticus scenicus

Habronattus cuspidatus ²⁰

Woodlouse Spider ²¹
Dysdera crocata

European Harvestman ²²
Phalangium opilio

Juanita Sphinx Moth ²³
Proserpinus juanita

White-lined Sphinx ²⁴
Hyles lineata

Snowberry Clearwing ²⁵
Hemaris diffinis

Western Poplar Sphinx ²⁶
Pachysphinx occidentalis

Cecropia Moth ²⁵
Hyalophora cecropia

Columbia Silk Moth ²⁷
Hyalophora columbia

Polyphemus Moth ²⁸
Antheraea polyphemus

Pandora Pinemoth ²⁹
Coloradia pandora

Nevada Buck Moth ³⁰
Hemileuca nevadensis

Io Moth ³¹
Automeris io

Black Swallowtail ³²
Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ³³
Papilio glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail ³⁴
Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail ³⁵
Papilio rutulus

Yucca Giant-skipper ³⁶
Megathymus yuccae

Common Roadside-Skipper ³⁷
Amblyscirtes vialis

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper ³⁸
Amblyscirtes oslari

Taxiles Skipper ³⁹
Poanes taxiles

Huron Sachem ⁴⁰
Atalopedes campestris huron

Woodland Skipper ⁴¹
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Western Branded Skipper ⁴²
Hesperia colorado

Juba Skipper ⁴³
Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper ⁴⁴
Hesperia leonardus

Ottoe Skipper ⁴⁵
Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper ⁴⁶
Hesperia pahaska

Uncas Skipper ⁴⁷
Hesperia uncas uncas

Long Dash ⁴⁸
Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper ⁴⁴
Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper ⁴⁴
Polites peckius

Sandhill Skipper ⁴³
Polites sabuleti

Tawny-edged Skipper ⁴⁹
Polites themistocles

Rhesus Skipper ⁴⁶
Polites rhesus

Delaware Skipper ⁴⁶
Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling ³⁰
Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling ⁵⁰
Piruna pirus

Silver-spotted Skipper ⁵¹
Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing ⁵²
Erynnis afranius

Common Checkered-Skipper ⁵³
Burnsius communis

Common Checkered-Skipper ⁵⁴
Pyrgus communis

Small Checkered Skipper ²⁴
Pyrgus scriptura

Common Sootywing ⁴⁴
Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing ⁵⁵
Anaea andria

Hackberry Emperor ⁵⁶
Asterocampa celtis

Viceroy ⁵⁷
Limenitis archippus

Weidemeyer's Admiral ⁵²
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Painted Crescent ³⁰
Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent ⁵⁸
Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent ⁵⁹
Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot ⁶⁰
Chlosyne gorgone

Dotted Checkerspot ⁵²
Poladryas minuta

West Coast Lady ⁶¹
Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral ⁶²
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ⁶³
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁶⁴
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ⁶⁵
Nymphalis antiopa

mourning cloak ⁶⁶
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa

Eastern Comma ⁶⁷
Polygonia comma

Hoary Comma ⁶⁸
Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark ⁶⁹
Polygonia interrogationis

Satyr Comma ⁶¹
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁷⁰
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁷¹
Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet ⁴²
Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' satyr ⁷²
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii

Melissa Arctic ⁶⁹
Oeneis melissa

Common Wood-Nymph ⁶¹
Cercyonis pegala

Aphrodite Fritillary ⁴¹
Speyeria aphrodite

Great Spangled Fritillary ³⁰
Speyeria cybele

Edwards' Fritillary ³⁰
Speyeria edwardsii

Regal Fritillary ³⁰
Speyeria idalia

Coronis fritillary ⁷³
Speyeria coronis halcyone

Eurynome Fritillary ⁶⁸
Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Variegated Fritillary ³³
Euptoieta claudia

Queen ⁷⁴
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ⁷⁴
Danaus plexippus

American Snout ⁷⁵
Libytheana carinenta

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Bugs of Barr Lake State Park

Western Black Widow 1 Latrodectus hesperus

Banded Garden Spider 2 Argiope trifasciata

Cat-faced Orbweaver 3 Araneus gemmoides

Spotted Orbweaver 4 Neoscona crucifera

Barn Funnel Weaver 5 Tegenaria domestica

Dictyna calcarata 6

Dictyna coloradensis 7

Meshweaver Spider 8 Dictyna sancta

Eastern Parson Spider 9 Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Attractive Running Crab Spider 10 Rhysodromus histrio

Common Leaf-beetle Jumping Spider 11 Sassacus papenhoei

Metaphidippus siticulosus 12

Brilliant Jumping Spider 13 Phidippus clarus

Bold Jumping Spider 14 Phidippus audax

Apache Jumping Spider 15 Phidippus apacheanus

Desert Red Jumping Spider 16 Phidippus ardens

Asian Wall Jumping Spider 17 Sitticus fasciger

Palaearctic Patterned Jumping Spider 18 Attulus ammophilus

Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider 17 Attulus fasciger

Minute Jumping Spider 11 Talavera minuta

Zebra Jumping Spider 19 Salticus scenicus

Habronattus cuspidatus 20

Woodlouse Spider 21 Dysdera crocata

European Harvestman 22 Phalangium opilio

Juanita Sphinx Moth 23 Proserpinus juanita

White-lined Sphinx 24 Hyles lineata

Snowberry Clearwing 25 Hemaris diffinis

Western Poplar Sphinx 26 Pachysphinx occidentalis

Cecropia Moth 25 Hyalophora cecropia

Columbia Silk Moth 27 Hyalophora columbia

Polyphemus Moth 28 Antheraea polyphemus

Pandora Pinemoth 29 Coloradia pandora

Nevada Buck Moth 30 Hemileuca nevadensis

Io Moth 31 Automeris io

Black Swallowtail 32 Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 33 Papilio glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail 34 Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail 35 Papilio rutulus

Yucca Giant-skipper 36 Megathymus yuccae

Common Roadside-Skipper 37 Amblyscirtes vialis

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 38 Amblyscirtes oslari

Taxiles Skipper 39 Poanes taxiles

Huron Sachem 40 Atalopedes campestris huron

Woodland Skipper 41 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Western Branded Skipper 42 Hesperia colorado

Juba Skipper 43 Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper 44 Hesperia leonardus

Ottoe Skipper 45 Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper 46 Hesperia pahaska

Uncas Skipper 47 Hesperia uncas uncas

Long Dash 48 Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper 44 Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper 44 Polites peckius

Sandhill Skipper 43 Polites sabuleti

Tawny-edged Skipper 49 Polites themistocles

Rhesus Skipper 46 Polites rhesus

Delaware Skipper 46 Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling 30 Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling 50 Piruna pirus

Silver-spotted Skipper 51 Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing 52 Erynnis afranius

Common Checkered-Skipper 53 Burnsius communis

Common Checkered-Skipper 54 Pyrgus communis

Small Checkered Skipper 24 Pyrgus scriptura

Common Sootywing 44 Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing 55 Anaea andria

Hackberry Emperor 56 Asterocampa celtis

Viceroy 57 Limenitis archippus

Weidemeyer's Admiral 52 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Painted Crescent 30 Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent 58 Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent 59 Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot 60 Chlosyne gorgone

Dotted Checkerspot 52 Poladryas minuta

West Coast Lady 61 Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral 62 Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady 63 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 64 Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak 65 Nymphalis antiopa