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 ↓

Sleepy Orange ¹
Abaeis nicippe

Adejeania vexatrix ²

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ³
Aglais milberti

Poison hemlock moth ⁴
Agonopterix alstroemeriana

Arctic Blue ⁵
Agriades glandon

Common Roadside-Skipper ⁶
Amblyscirtes vialis

Western Red Damsel ⁷
Amphiagrion abbreviatum

Polyphemus Moth ⁸
Antheraea polyphemus

Southwestern orangetip ⁹
Anthocharis sara thoosa

Apiomerus montanus ¹⁰

Mormon Metalmark ¹¹
Apodemia mormo

Citra tiger moth ¹²
Arachnis citra

Great Tiger Moth ¹³
Arctia caja

Common Pill Woodlouse ¹⁴
Armadillidium vulgare

Great Purple Hairstreak ¹⁵
Atlides halesus

Viereck's Skipper ¹⁶
Atrytonopsis vierecki

Eastern Boxelder Bug ¹⁷
Boisea trivittata

Meadow Fritillary ¹¹
Boloria bellona

Purplish Fritillary ¹⁸
Boloria chariclea

Western Pygmy Blue ¹⁹
Brephidium exilis

Common Checkered-Skipper ²⁰
Burnsius communis

Brown Elfin ²¹
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ¹¹
Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak ²²
Callophrys gryneus

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak ²³
Callophrys sheridanii

Spring Azure ²⁴
Celastrina ladon

Small Wood-Nymph ¹⁶
Cercyonis oetus

Common Wood-Nymph ²⁵
Cercyonis pegala

Great Basin Wood-Nymph ¹⁶
Cercyonis sthenele

Sagebrush Checkerspot ²⁶
Chlosyne acastus

Carlota Checkerspot ²⁷
Chlosyne gorgone carlota

The Leanira Checkerspot ²⁸
Chlosyne leanira

Silvery Checkerspot ²⁸
Chlosyne nycteis

Northern Checkerspot ²⁹
Chlosyne palla

Yellow-collared Scape Moth ³⁰
Cisseps fulvicollis

Packard's Scape Moth ³¹
Cisseps packardii

Wright's Scape Moth ³²
Cisseps wrightii

Barnesii Lichen Moth ³³
Cisthene barnesii

Sigmoid Prominent Moth ³⁴
Clostera albosigma

Apical Prominent ³⁵
Clostera apicalis

Ochre Ringlet ²²
Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Queen Alexandra's Sulphur ³⁶
Colias alexandra alexandra

Orange Sulphur ³⁷
Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur ³⁶
Colias philodice eriphyle

Scudder's Sulphur ¹¹
Colias scudderii

Pearly-winged Lichen Moth ³⁸
Crambidia casta

Yellow-headed Lichen Moth ³⁹
Crambidia cephalica

Crossidius coralinus ⁴⁰

Western Tailed-blue ²²
Cupido amyntula

Oregon Cycnia Moth ³³
Cycnia oregonensis

Canyonland Satyr ⁴¹
Cyllopsis pertepida

Queen ⁴²
Danaus gilippus

Monarch ⁴²
Danaus plexippus

Spotted Datana Moth ³³
Datana perspicua

Dipalta serpentina ⁴³

Reakirt's Blue ⁴⁴
Echinargus isola

Clio Tiger Moth ⁴⁵
Ectypia clio

Silver-spotted Skipper ⁴⁶
Epargyreus clarus

Common Alpine ⁴⁷
Erebia epipsodea

Afranius Duskywing ¹⁶
Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing ⁴⁸
Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing ⁴¹
Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing ⁴⁹
Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing ⁵⁰
Erynnis icelus

Persius Duskywing ²⁸
Erynnis persius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing ¹⁵
Erynnis telemachus

Mountain-mahogany Moth ³³
Ethmia discostrigella

Large Marble ²³
Euchloe ausonides

Desert Marble ⁵¹
Euchloe lotta

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue ⁵²
Euphilotes ancilla

Variable Checkerspot ⁵³
Euphydryas chalcedona

Edith's Checkerspot ¹⁵
Euphydryas editha

Dun Skipper ⁵⁴
Euphyes vestris

Variegated Fritillary ⁵⁵
Euptoieta claudia

Virile Crayfish ⁵⁶
Faxonius virilis

Gray Furcula Moth ⁵⁷
Furcula cinerea

Nivea Furcula Moth ³³
Furcula nivea

Zigzag Furcula Moth ³⁵
Furcula scolopendrina

Silvery Blue ⁵⁸
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro

Arrowhead Blue ²⁸
Glaucopsyche piasus

Common Gluphisia Moth ⁵⁹
Gluphisia septentrionis

Police Car Moth ⁶⁰
Gnophaela vermiculata

Nevada Tiger Moth ³³
Grammia nevadensis

Williams' Tiger Moth ⁵⁷
Grammia williamsii

Snowberry Clearwing ⁶¹
Hemaris diffinis

Rocky Mountain clearwing ⁶²
Hemaris thetis

Freckled Glassy-wing ⁶³
Hemihyalea labecula

Sagebrush Sheep Moth ⁶⁴
Hemileuca hera

Nuttall's Sheep Moth ⁶⁵
Hemileuca nuttalli

Western Branded Skipper ²⁸
Hesperia colorado

Juba Skipper ⁶⁶
Hesperia juba

Nevada Skipper ⁶⁷
Hesperia nevada

Pahaska Skipper ⁴¹
Hesperia pahaska

Uncas Skipper ⁴¹
Hesperia uncas uncas

Saltbush Sootywing ⁵⁴
Hesperopsis alpheus

Mojave Sootywing ⁶⁸
Hesperopsis libya

lunata prominent moth ³³
Heterocampa lunata

Columbia Silk Moth ⁶⁹
Hyalophora columbia

White-lined Sphinx ⁵⁴
Hyles lineata

Colorado Hairstreak ⁷⁰
Hypaurotis crysalus

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

Sleepy Orange 1 Abaeis nicippe

Adejeania vexatrix 2

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 3 Aglais milberti

Poison hemlock moth 4 Agonopterix alstroemeriana

Arctic Blue 5 Agriades glandon

Common Roadside-Skipper 6 Amblyscirtes vialis

Western Red Damsel 7 Amphiagrion abbreviatum

Polyphemus Moth 8 Antheraea polyphemus

Southwestern orangetip 9 Anthocharis sara thoosa

Apiomerus montanus 10

Mormon Metalmark 11 Apodemia mormo

Citra tiger moth 12 Arachnis citra

Great Tiger Moth 13 Arctia caja

Common Pill Woodlouse 14 Armadillidium vulgare

Great Purple Hairstreak 15 Atlides halesus

Viereck's Skipper 16 Atrytonopsis vierecki

Eastern Boxelder Bug 17 Boisea trivittata

Meadow Fritillary 11 Boloria bellona

Purplish Fritillary 18 Boloria chariclea

Western Pygmy Blue 19 Brephidium exilis

Common Checkered-Skipper 20 Burnsius communis

Brown Elfin 21 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 11 Callophrys eryphon

Juniper Hairstreak 22 Callophrys gryneus

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 23 Callophrys sheridanii

Spring Azure 24 Celastrina ladon

Small Wood-Nymph 16 Cercyonis oetus

Common Wood-Nymph 25 Cercyonis pegala

Great Basin Wood-Nymph 16 Cercyonis sthenele

Sagebrush Checkerspot 26 Chlosyne acastus

Carlota Checkerspot 27 Chlosyne gorgone carlota

The Leanira Checkerspot 28 Chlosyne leanira

Silvery Checkerspot 28 Chlosyne nycteis

Northern Checkerspot 29 Chlosyne palla

Yellow-collared Scape Moth 30 Cisseps fulvicollis

Packard's Scape Moth 31 Cisseps packardii

Wright's Scape Moth 32 Cisseps wrightii

Barnesii Lichen Moth 33 Cisthene barnesii

Sigmoid Prominent Moth 34 Clostera albosigma

Apical Prominent 35 Clostera apicalis

Ochre Ringlet 22 Coenonympha tullia ochracea

Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 36 Colias alexandra alexandra

Orange Sulphur 37 Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur 36 Colias philodice eriphyle

Scudder's Sulphur 11 Colias scudderii

Pearly-winged Lichen Moth 38 Crambidia casta

Yellow-headed Lichen Moth 39 Crambidia cephalica

Crossidius coralinus 40

Western Tailed-blue 22 Cupido amyntula

Oregon Cycnia Moth 33 Cycnia oregonensis

Canyonland Satyr 41 Cyllopsis pertepida

Queen 42 Danaus gilippus

Monarch 42 Danaus plexippus

Spotted Datana Moth 33 Datana perspicua

Dipalta serpentina 43

Reakirt's Blue 44 Echinargus isola

Clio Tiger Moth 45 Ectypia clio

Silver-spotted Skipper 46 Epargyreus clarus

Common Alpine 47 Erebia epipsodea

Afranius Duskywing 16 Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing 48 Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing 41 Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing 49 Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing 50 Erynnis icelus

Persius Duskywing 28 Erynnis persius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing 15 Erynnis telemachus

Mountain-mahogany Moth 33 Ethmia discostrigella

Large Marble 23 Euchloe ausonides

Desert Marble 51 Euchloe lotta

Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 52 Euphilotes ancilla

Variable Checkerspot 53 Euphydryas chalcedona

Edith's Checkerspot 15 Euphydryas editha

Dun Skipper 54 Euphyes vestris

Variegated Fritillary 55 Euptoieta claudia

Virile Crayfish 56 Faxonius virilis

Gray Furcula Moth 57 Furcula cinerea

Nivea Furcula Moth 33 Furcula nivea

Zigzag Furcula Moth 35 Furcula scolopendrina

Silvery Blue 58 Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro