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 ↓

Oligocentria perangulata ¹

Freckled Glassy-wing ²
Hemihyalea labecula

Acute-lined Flower Moth ¹
Schinia acutilinea

Adejeania vexatrix ³

Afranius Duskywing ⁴
Erynnis afranius

American Lady ⁵
Vanessa virginiensis

American Red Admiral ⁶
Vanessa atalanta rubria

Anise Swallowtail ⁷
Papilio zelicaon

Aphrodite Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria aphrodite

Apical Prominent ⁹
Clostera apicalis

Apiomerus montanus ¹⁰

Apple Sphinx ¹¹
Sphinx gordius

Arctic Blue ¹²
Agriades glandon

Arrowhead Blue ¹³
Glaucopsyche piasus

Banded Hairstreak ¹⁴
Satyrium calanus

Barnesii Lichen Moth ¹
Cisthene barnesii

Becker's White ¹⁵
Pontia beckerii

Behr's Hairstreak ¹⁶
Satyrium behrii

Black Swallowtail ¹⁷
Papilio polyxenes

Blinded Sphinx Moth ¹⁸
Paonias excaecata

Blue Copper ¹⁹
Lycaena heteronea

Boisduval's Blue ¹⁶
Icaricia icarioides

Brown Elfin ²⁰
Callophrys augustinus

Cabbage White ²¹
Pieris rapae

California Hairstreak ¹⁶
Satyrium californica

Callippe Fritillary ²²
Speyeria callippe

Canyonland Satyr ²³
Cyllopsis pertepida

Carlota Checkerspot ²⁴
Chlosyne gorgone carlota

Checkered White ²³
Pontia protodice

Chryxus Arctic ²⁵
Oeneis chryxus

Citra tiger moth ²⁶
Arachnis citra

Clio Tiger Moth ²⁷
Ectypia clio

Clouded Sulphur ²⁸
Colias philodice eriphyle

Cloudless Sulphur ²³
Phoebis sennae

Colorado Hairstreak ²⁹
Hypaurotis crysalus

Columbia Silk Moth ³⁰
Hyalophora columbia

Common Alpine ³¹
Erebia epipsodea

Common Checkered-Skipper ³²
Burnsius communis

Common Gluphisia Moth ³³
Gluphisia septentrionis

Common Pill Woodlouse ³⁴
Armadillidium vulgare

Common Roadside-Skipper ³⁵
Amblyscirtes vialis

Common Sootywing ¹⁵
Pholisora catullus

Common Wood-Nymph ¹⁹
Cercyonis pegala

Coral Hairstreak ³⁶
Satyrium titus

Coronis Fritillary ³⁷
Speyeria coronis halcyone

Crossidius coralinus ³⁸

Dainty Sulphur ²³
Nathalis iole

Desert Marble ³⁹
Euchloe lotta

Dipalta serpentina ⁴⁰

Dotted Checkerspot ⁴
Poladryas minuta

Draco Skipper ⁴
Polites draco

Dreamy Duskywing ⁴¹
Erynnis icelus

Dun Skipper ⁴²
Euphyes vestris

Eastern Boxelder Bug ⁴³
Boisea trivittata

Edith's Checkerspot ²⁵
Euphydryas editha

Edwards' Fritillary ²³
Speyeria edwardsii

Elegant Prominent Moth ¹¹
Odontosia elegans

Eurynome Fritillary ⁴⁴
Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Fall Webworm Moth ⁴⁵
Hyphantria cunea

Field Crescent ²⁰
Phyciodes pulchella

Four-spotted Skimmer ⁴⁶
Libellula quadrimaculata

Fragilis Tiger Moth ⁴⁷
Virbia fragilis

Funereal Duskywing ²³
Erynnis funeralis

Garita Skipperling ²³
Oarisma garita

Gray Furcula Moth ⁴⁸
Furcula cinerea

Great Ash Sphinx ⁴⁹
Sphinx chersis

Great Basin Wood-Nymph ⁴
Cercyonis sthenele

Great Purple Hairstreak ²⁵
Atlides halesus

Great Spangled Fritillary ²³
Speyeria cybele

Great Tiger Moth ⁵⁰
Arctia caja

Green Comma ⁵¹
Polygonia faunus

Greenish Blue ²³
Icaricia saepiolus

Grey Comma ⁵²
Polygonia progne

Hoary Comma ⁴⁴
Polygonia gracilis

Horace's Duskywing ⁵³
Erynnis horatius

Idas Blue ⁵⁴
Plebejus idas

Inculta lichen moth ¹
Hypoprepia inculta

Indra Swallowtail ⁵⁵
Papilio indra

Isabella Tiger Moth ⁵⁶
Pyrrharctia isabella

Juba Skipper ⁵⁷
Hesperia juba

Juniper Hairstreak ⁵⁸
Callophrys gryneus

Large Marble ⁵⁹
Euchloe ausonides

Lilac-bordered Copper ¹⁶
Lycaena nivalis

Little Dark Gem ¹
Schinia villosa

Lupine Blue ⁶⁰
Icaricia lupini

Many-spotted Tiger Moth ⁴⁸
Hypercompe permaculata

Margined White ⁶¹
Pieris marginalis

Marine Blue ⁶²
Leptotes marina

Meadow Fritillary ¹⁶
Boloria bellona

Melissa Blue ²³
Plebejus melissa

Mexican Cloudywing ²³
Thorybes mexicana

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁶³
Aglais milberti

Mojave Sootywing ⁶⁴
Hesperopsis libya

Monarch ⁶⁵
Danaus plexippus

Mormon Metalmark ¹⁶
Apodemia mormo

Morning-glory Prominent ⁹
Schizura ipomoeae

Mountain-mahogany Moth ¹
Ethmia discostrigella

Mourning Cloak ⁶⁶
Nymphalis antiopa

Nevada Skipper ⁶⁷
Hesperia nevada

Nevada Tiger Moth ¹
Grammia nevadensis

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

Oligocentria perangulata 1

Freckled Glassy-wing 2 Hemihyalea labecula

Acute-lined Flower Moth 1 Schinia acutilinea

Adejeania vexatrix 3

Afranius Duskywing 4 Erynnis afranius

American Lady 5 Vanessa virginiensis

American Red Admiral 6 Vanessa atalanta rubria

Anise Swallowtail 7 Papilio zelicaon

Aphrodite Fritillary 8 Speyeria aphrodite

Apical Prominent 9 Clostera apicalis

Apiomerus montanus 10

Apple Sphinx 11 Sphinx gordius

Arctic Blue 12 Agriades glandon

Arrowhead Blue 13 Glaucopsyche piasus

Banded Hairstreak 14 Satyrium calanus

Barnesii Lichen Moth 1 Cisthene barnesii

Becker's White 15 Pontia beckerii

Behr's Hairstreak 16 Satyrium behrii

Black Swallowtail 17 Papilio polyxenes

Blinded Sphinx Moth 18 Paonias excaecata

Blue Copper 19 Lycaena heteronea

Boisduval's Blue 16 Icaricia icarioides

Brown Elfin 20 Callophrys augustinus

Cabbage White 21 Pieris rapae

California Hairstreak 16 Satyrium californica

Callippe Fritillary 22 Speyeria callippe

Canyonland Satyr 23 Cyllopsis pertepida

Carlota Checkerspot 24 Chlosyne gorgone carlota

Checkered White 23 Pontia protodice

Chryxus Arctic 25 Oeneis chryxus

Citra tiger moth 26 Arachnis citra

Clio Tiger Moth 27 Ectypia clio

Clouded Sulphur 28 Colias philodice eriphyle

Cloudless Sulphur 23 Phoebis sennae

Colorado Hairstreak 29 Hypaurotis crysalus

Columbia Silk Moth 30 Hyalophora columbia

Common Alpine 31 Erebia epipsodea

Common Checkered-Skipper 32 Burnsius communis

Common Gluphisia Moth 33 Gluphisia septentrionis

Common Pill Woodlouse 34 Armadillidium vulgare

Common Roadside-Skipper 35 Amblyscirtes vialis

Common Sootywing 15 Pholisora catullus

Common Wood-Nymph 19 Cercyonis pegala

Coral Hairstreak 36 Satyrium titus

Coronis Fritillary 37 Speyeria coronis halcyone

Crossidius coralinus 38

Dainty Sulphur 23 Nathalis iole

Desert Marble 39 Euchloe lotta

Dipalta serpentina 40

Dotted Checkerspot 4 Poladryas minuta

Draco Skipper 4 Polites draco

Dreamy Duskywing 41 Erynnis icelus

Dun Skipper 42 Euphyes vestris

Eastern Boxelder Bug 43 Boisea trivittata

Edith's Checkerspot 25 Euphydryas editha

Edwards' Fritillary 23 Speyeria edwardsii

Elegant Prominent Moth 11 Odontosia elegans

Eurynome Fritillary 44 Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Fall Webworm Moth 45 Hyphantria cunea

Field Crescent 20 Phyciodes pulchella

Four-spotted Skimmer 46 Libellula quadrimaculata

Fragilis Tiger Moth 47 Virbia fragilis

Funereal Duskywing 23 Erynnis funeralis

Garita Skipperling 23 Oarisma garita

Gray Furcula Moth 48 Furcula cinerea

Great Ash Sphinx 49 Sphinx chersis

Great Basin Wood-Nymph 4 Cercyonis sthenele

Great Purple Hairstreak 25 Atlides halesus

Great Spangled Fritillary 23 Speyeria cybele

Great Tiger Moth 50 Arctia caja

Green Comma 51 Polygonia faunus

Greenish Blue 23 Icaricia saepiolus

Grey Comma 52 Polygonia progne

Hoary Comma 44 Polygonia gracilis

Horace's Duskywing 53 Erynnis horatius

Idas Blue 54 Plebejus idas

Inculta lichen moth 1 Hypoprepia inculta

Indra Swallowtail 55 Papilio indra

Isabella Tiger Moth 56 Pyrrharctia isabella