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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 ↓

Gray Hairstreak 1
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 2
Satyrium acadica
Striped Hairstreak 3
Satyrium liparops
Coral Hairstreak 4
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 5
Callophrys affinis
Juniper Hairstreak 6
Callophrys gryneus
Purplish Copper 7
Tharsalea helloides
Bronze Copper 4
Tharsalea hyllus
Gray Copper 8
Lycaena dione
Purplish Copper 9
Lycaena helloides
Bronze Copper 4
Lycaena hyllus
Sirius Ruddy Copper 10
Lycaena rubidus sirius
Hops Azure 11
Celastrina humulus
Spring Azure 4
Celastrina ladon
Arrowhead Blue 12
Glaucopsyche piasus
Silvery Blue 13
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro
Rita's Blue 7
Euphilotes rita
Western Pygmy Blue 14
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 15
Leptotes marina
Eastern Tailed-blue 16
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 17
Echinargus isola
Boisduval's Blue 18
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 19
Icaricia lupini
Melissa Blue 7
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 20
Zerene cesonia
White Angled-Sulphur 7
Anteos clorinde
Mexican Yellow 21
Eurema mexicana
Dainty Sulphur 7
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur 22
Colias eurytheme
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 10
Colias alexandra alexandra
Clouded Sulphur 10
Colias philodice eriphyle
Sleepy Orange 23
Abaeis nicippe
Olympia Marble 24
Euchloe olympia
Large marble 10
Euchloe ausonides coloradensis
Cabbage White 25
Pieris rapae
Western White 26
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 7
Pontia protodice
Spring white 27
Pontia sisymbrii elivata
Salt Marsh Moth 28
Estigmene acrea
Isabella Tiger Moth 29
Pyrrharctia isabella
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 30
Cisseps fulvicollis
blue-green lichen moth 31
Pygoctenucha terminalis
Milkweed Tussock Moth 32
Euchaetes egle
Zebra Caterpillar Moth 33
Melanchra picta
Celery Looper Moth 34
Anagrapha falcifera
Marsh Dagger 35
Acronicta insularis
Citrinella Flower Moth 36
Schinia citrinellus
Silver-banded Gem Moth 37
Schinia cumatilis
Diffuse Flower Moth 37
Schinia diffusa
Schinia errans 36
Clouded Crimson Moth 38
Schinia gaurae
Schinia grandimedia 39
Jaguar Flower Moth 37
Schinia jaguarina
Mead's Flower Moth 37
Schinia meadi
Mortua Flower Moth 37
Schinia mortua
Regia Flower Moth 40
Schinia regia
Reniformis Flower Moth 37
Schinia reniformis
Sexplagiata Flower Moth 37
Schinia sexplagiata
Simplex Flower Moth 37
Schinia simplex
Snowy Flower Moth 37
Schinia snowi
Tuberculum Flower Moth 37
Schinia tuberculum
Corn Earworm Moth 41
Helicoverpa zea
Chickweed Geometer Moth 42
Haematopis grataria
Beet Webworm Moth 41
Loxostege sticticalis
Red Harvester Ant 43
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Western Harvester Ant 44
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Timulla vagans 45
Chrysis angolensis 46
Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp 36
Chlorion aerarium
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp 47
Sphecius speciosus
Brown-belted Bumble Bee 48
Bombus griseocollis
Hunt's Bumble Bee 27
Bombus huntii
American Bumble Bee 49
Bombus pensylvanicus
Western Honey Bee 50
Apis mellifera
European Paper Wasp 51
Polistes dominula
Pigeon Horntail 52
Tremex columba
Punctured Tiger Beetle 53
Cicindela punctulata
Green Claybank Tiger Beetle 27
Cicindela denverensis
Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle 54
Cicindela tranquebarica
Green Dock Beetle 55
Gastrophysa cyanea
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 56
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Elm Leaf Beetle 57
Xanthogaleruca luteola
Waterlily Leaf Beetle 27
Galerucella nymphaeae
Dogbane Leaf Beetle 58
Chrysochus auratus
Agroiconota bivittata 1
Argus Tortoise Beetle 59
Chelymorpha cassidea
Spotted Lady Beetle 42
Coleomegilla maculata
Asian Lady Beetle 60
Harmonia axyridis
Convergent Lady Beetle 61
Hippodamia convergens
Seven-spotted Ladybird 20
Coccinella septempunctata
Eleodes fusiformis 62
Red-backed Darkling Beetle 63
Eleodes suturalis
Embaphion muricatum 64
Stenomorpha opaca 65
Black Blister Beetle 66
Epicauta pensylvanica
Collops bipunctatus 67
Scarlet Malachite Beetle 6
Malachius aeneus
Cosmobaris americana 26
beet petiole borer 26
Cosmobaris scolopacea
Locust Longhorn Borer 68
Megacyllene robiniae

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