Bugs of Rifle Falls, Rifle Gap, and Harvey Gap State Parks

Harvey Gap and Rifle Falls are both headquartered at Rifle Gap, and are all within about 4.5 miles of one another.

Harvey Gap is a total of about 320 acres, 160 of which is the reservoir and the other 160 acres are the lands surrounding the reservoir. The park lies at approximately ...more ↓

Behr's Hairstreak 1
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 2
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 1
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 3
Satyrium liparops
Sylvan Hairstreak 4
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 5
Satyrium titus
Brown Elfin 4
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 1
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 6
Callophrys gryneus
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 7
Callophrys sheridanii
Great Purple Hairstreak 8
Atlides halesus
Tailed Copper 9
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 10
Lycaena heteronea
Purplish Copper 11
Lycaena helloides
Lilac-bordered Copper 1
Lycaena nivalis
Sirius Ruddy Copper 12
Lycaena rubidus sirius
Spring Azure 13
Celastrina ladon
Arrowhead Blue 14
Glaucopsyche piasus
Silvery Blue 15
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 16
Euphilotes ancilla
Western Pygmy Blue 17
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 18
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-blue 6
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 19
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 20
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 1
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 21
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 22
Icaricia saepiolus
Idas Blue 23
Plebejus idas
Melissa Blue 22
Plebejus melissa
Cloudless Sulphur 22
Phoebis sennae
Dainty Sulphur 22
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur 24
Colias eurytheme
Scudder's Sulphur 1
Colias scudderii
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 12
Colias alexandra alexandra
Clouded Sulphur 12
Colias philodice eriphyle
Sleepy Orange 25
Abaeis nicippe
Southwestern orangetip 26
Anthocharis sara thoosa
Large Marble 7
Euchloe ausonides
Desert Marble 27
Euchloe lotta
Pine White 28
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 29
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 30
Pieris rapae
Becker's White 9
Pontia beckerii
Checkered White 22
Pontia protodice
Western White 31
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis
Spring White 32
Pontia sisymbrii elivata
Mormon Metalmark 1
Apodemia mormo
Fall Webworm Moth 33
Hyphantria cunea
Isabella Tiger Moth 34
Pyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger Moth 35
Spilosoma virginica
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 36
Hypercompe permaculata
Citra tiger moth 37
Arachnis citra
Nevada Tiger Moth 38
Grammia nevadensis
Williams' Tiger Moth 36
Grammia williamsii
Great Tiger Moth 39
Arctia caja
Fragilis Tiger Moth 40
Virbia fragilis
Police Car Moth 41
Gnophaela vermiculata
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 42
Cisseps fulvicollis
Packard's Scape Moth 43
Cisseps packardii
Wright's Scape Moth 44
Cisseps wrightii
Oregon Cycnia Moth 38
Cycnia oregonensis
Freckled Glassy-wing 45
Hemihyalea labecula
Clio Tiger Moth 46
Ectypia clio
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 47
Lophocampa argentata
Spotted Tussock Moth 47
Lophocampa maculata
Yellow-headed Lichen Moth 49
Crambidia cephalica
Inculta lichen moth 38
Hypoprepia inculta
Barnesii Lichen Moth 38
Cisthene barnesii
Gray Furcula Moth 36
Furcula cinerea
Nivea Furcula Moth 38
Furcula nivea
Zigzag Furcula Moth 47
Furcula scolopendrina
Common Gluphisia Moth 50
Gluphisia septentrionis
Elegant Prominent Moth 51
Odontosia elegans
Spotted Datana Moth 38
Datana perspicua
Morning-glory Prominent 47
Schizura ipomoeae
Unicorn Prominent 28
Schizura unicornis
Pale Prominent 36
Oligocentria pallida
lunata prominent moth 38
Heterocampa lunata
Sigmoid Prominent Moth 52
Clostera albosigma
Apical Prominent 47
Clostera apicalis
Acute-lined Flower Moth 38
Schinia acutilinea
Little Dark Gem 38
Schinia villosa
Poison hemlock moth 53
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Mountain-mahogany Moth 38
Ethmia discostrigella
Two-striped Grasshopper 55
Melanoplus bivittatus
Eastern Boxelder Bug 57
Boisea trivittata
Four-spotted Skimmer 58
Libellula quadrimaculata
Pale Snaketail 59
Ophiogomphus severus
Pacific Forktail 60
Ischnura cervula
Western Red Damsel 59
Amphiagrion abbreviatum
Spiny Tachinid Fly 61
Paradejeania rutilioides

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