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 ↓

Juanita Sphinx Moth ¹
Proserpinus juanita

White-lined Sphinx ²
Hyles lineata

Snowberry Clearwing ³
Hemaris diffinis

Western Poplar Sphinx ⁴
Pachysphinx occidentalis

Cecropia Moth ³
Hyalophora cecropia

Columbia Silk Moth ⁵
Hyalophora columbia

Polyphemus Moth ⁶
Antheraea polyphemus

Pandora Pinemoth ⁷
Coloradia pandora

Nevada Buck Moth ⁸
Hemileuca nevadensis

Io Moth ⁹
Automeris io

Black Swallowtail ¹⁰
Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ¹¹
Papilio glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail ¹²
Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail ¹³
Papilio rutulus

Yucca Giant-skipper ¹⁴
Megathymus yuccae

Common Roadside-Skipper ¹⁵
Amblyscirtes vialis

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper ¹⁶
Amblyscirtes oslari

Taxiles Skipper ¹⁷
Poanes taxiles

Huron Sachem ¹⁸
Atalopedes campestris huron

Woodland Skipper ¹⁹
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Western Branded Skipper ²⁰
Hesperia colorado

Juba Skipper ²¹
Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper ²²
Hesperia leonardus

Ottoe Skipper ²³
Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper ²⁴
Hesperia pahaska

Uncas Skipper ²⁵
Hesperia uncas uncas

Long Dash ²⁶
Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper ²²
Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper ²²
Polites peckius

Sandhill Skipper ²¹
Polites sabuleti

Tawny-edged Skipper ²⁷
Polites themistocles

Rhesus Skipper ²⁴
Polites rhesus

Delaware Skipper ²⁴
Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling ⁸
Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling ²⁸
Piruna pirus

Silver-spotted Skipper ²⁹
Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing ³⁰
Erynnis afranius

Common Checkered-Skipper ³¹
Burnsius communis

Common Checkered-Skipper ³²
Pyrgus communis

Small Checkered Skipper ²
Pyrgus scriptura

Common Sootywing ²²
Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing ³³
Anaea andria

Hackberry Emperor ³⁴
Asterocampa celtis

Viceroy ³⁵
Limenitis archippus

Weidemeyer's Admiral ³⁰
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Painted Crescent ⁸
Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent ³⁶
Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent ³⁷
Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot ³⁸
Chlosyne gorgone

Dotted Checkerspot ³⁰
Poladryas minuta

West Coast Lady ³⁹
Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral ⁴⁰
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ⁴¹
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁴²
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ⁴³
Nymphalis antiopa

mourning cloak ⁴⁴
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa

Eastern Comma ⁴⁵
Polygonia comma

Hoary Comma ⁴⁶
Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark ⁴⁷
Polygonia interrogationis

Satyr Comma ³⁹
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁴⁸
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁴⁹
Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet ²⁰
Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' satyr ⁵⁰
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii

Melissa Arctic ⁴⁷
Oeneis melissa

Common Wood-Nymph ³⁹
Cercyonis pegala

Aphrodite Fritillary ¹⁹
Speyeria aphrodite

Great Spangled Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria cybele

Edwards' Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria edwardsii

Regal Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria idalia

Coronis fritillary ⁵¹
Speyeria coronis halcyone

Eurynome Fritillary ⁴⁶
Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Variegated Fritillary ¹¹
Euptoieta claudia

Queen ⁵²
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ⁵²
Danaus plexippus

American Snout ⁵³
Libytheana carinenta

Gray Hairstreak ⁵⁴
Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak ⁵⁵
Satyrium acadica

Striped Hairstreak ⁵⁶
Satyrium liparops

Coral Hairstreak ⁵⁷
Satyrium titus

Western Green Hairstreak ³⁹
Callophrys affinis

Juniper Hairstreak ²⁰
Callophrys gryneus

Purplish Copper ⁸
Tharsalea helloides

Bronze Copper ⁵⁷
Tharsalea hyllus

Gray Copper ¹⁶
Lycaena dione

Purplish Copper ⁵⁸
Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper ⁵⁷
Lycaena hyllus

Sirius Ruddy Copper ¹²
Lycaena rubidus sirius

Hops Azure ⁵⁹
Celastrina humulus

Spring Azure ⁵⁷
Celastrina ladon

Arrowhead Blue ⁶⁰
Glaucopsyche piasus

Silvery Blue ⁶¹
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro

Rita's Blue ⁸
Euphilotes rita

Western Pygmy Blue ⁴²
Brephidium exilis

Marine Blue ⁶²
Leptotes marina

Eastern Tailed-blue ⁶³
Cupido comyntas

Reakirt's Blue ¹⁹
Echinargus isola

Boisduval's Blue ²⁴
Icaricia icarioides

Lupine Blue ⁶⁴
Icaricia lupini

Melissa Blue ⁸
Plebejus melissa

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Bugs of Barr Lake State Park

Juanita Sphinx Moth 1 Proserpinus juanita

White-lined Sphinx 2 Hyles lineata

Snowberry Clearwing 3 Hemaris diffinis

Western Poplar Sphinx 4 Pachysphinx occidentalis

Cecropia Moth 3 Hyalophora cecropia

Columbia Silk Moth 5 Hyalophora columbia

Polyphemus Moth 6 Antheraea polyphemus

Pandora Pinemoth 7 Coloradia pandora

Nevada Buck Moth 8 Hemileuca nevadensis

Io Moth 9 Automeris io

Black Swallowtail 10 Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11 Papilio glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail 12 Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail 13 Papilio rutulus

Yucca Giant-skipper 14 Megathymus yuccae

Common Roadside-Skipper 15 Amblyscirtes vialis

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 16 Amblyscirtes oslari

Taxiles Skipper 17 Poanes taxiles

Huron Sachem 18 Atalopedes campestris huron

Woodland Skipper 19 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Western Branded Skipper 20 Hesperia colorado

Juba Skipper 21 Hesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper 22 Hesperia leonardus

Ottoe Skipper 23 Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper 24 Hesperia pahaska

Uncas Skipper 25 Hesperia uncas uncas

Long Dash 26 Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper 22 Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper 22 Polites peckius

Sandhill Skipper 21 Polites sabuleti

Tawny-edged Skipper 27 Polites themistocles

Rhesus Skipper 24 Polites rhesus

Delaware Skipper 24 Anatrytone logan

Garita Skipperling 8 Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling 28 Piruna pirus

Silver-spotted Skipper 29 Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing 30 Erynnis afranius

Common Checkered-Skipper 31 Burnsius communis

Common Checkered-Skipper 32 Pyrgus communis

Small Checkered Skipper 2 Pyrgus scriptura

Common Sootywing 22 Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing 33 Anaea andria

Hackberry Emperor 34 Asterocampa celtis

Viceroy 35 Limenitis archippus

Weidemeyer's Admiral 30 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Painted Crescent 8 Phyciodes picta

Field Crescent 36 Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent 37 Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot 38 Chlosyne gorgone

Dotted Checkerspot 30 Poladryas minuta

West Coast Lady 39 Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral 40 Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady 41 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 42 Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak 43 Nymphalis antiopa

mourning cloak 44 Nymphalis antiopa antiopa

Eastern Comma 45 Polygonia comma

Hoary Comma 46 Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark 47 Polygonia interrogationis

Satyr Comma 39 Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 48 Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye 49 Junonia coenia

Ochre Ringlet 20 Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Ridings' satyr 50 Neominois ridingsii ridingsii

Melissa Arctic 47 Oeneis melissa

Common Wood-Nymph 39 Cercyonis pegala

Aphrodite Fritillary 19 Speyeria aphrodite

Great Spangled Fritillary 8 Speyeria cybele

Edwards' Fritillary 8 Speyeria edwardsii

Regal Fritillary 8 Speyeria idalia

Coronis fritillary 51 Speyeria coronis halcyone

Eurynome Fritillary 46 Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Variegated Fritillary 11 Euptoieta claudia

Queen 52 Danaus gilippus

Monarch 52 Danaus plexippus

American Snout 53 Libytheana carinenta

Gray Hairstreak 54 Strymon melinus

Acadian Hairstreak 55 Satyrium acadica

Striped Hairstreak 56 Satyrium liparops