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Bugs of Mueller State Park

Mueller State Park preserves an area of semi-wilderness within a short drive of one of Colorado’s largest metropolitan areas – Colorado Springs. The park is located on the western flank of Pike’s Peak, at elevations between 8900-9800 feet. Mueller is comprised of 5,121 acres of land, owned by ...more ↓

Northern Orbweaver 1
Aculepeira packardi
Zelotes puritanus 2
Neglected Ground Hunter Spider 3
Drassodes neglectus
Ensign Ground Hunter 4
Haplodrassus signifer
Orodrassus coloradensis 5
Goldenrod Crab Spider 6
Misumena vatia
Titanoeca nigrella 7
Tyrell's Tufted Jumping Spider 8
Phidippus tyrrelli
Habronattus altanus 8
Nessus Sphinx 9
Amphion floridensis
White-lined Sphinx 10
Hyles lineata
Five-spotted Hawk Moth 11
Manduca quinquemaculata
Carolina Sphinx 12
Manduca sexta
Asella Sphinx 13
Sphinx asellus
Vashti Sphinx Moth 14
Sphinx vashti
Smerinthus astarte 15
One-eyed Sphinx 16
Smerinthus cerisyi
Modest Sphinx 17
Pachysphinx modesta
Small-eyed Sphinx 18
Paonias myops
Rocky Mountain agapema 19
Agapema homogena
Lusk's Pine Moth 12
Coloradia luski
Phoebus Apollo 20
Parnassius phoebus
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 21
Parnassius smintheus
Old World Swallowtail 22
Papilio machaon
Black Swallowtail 23
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 24
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 25
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 26
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 27
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 28
Battus philenor
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 29
Amblyscirtes phylace
Morrison's Skipper 30
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 31
Paratrytone snowi
Taxiles Skipper 32
Poanes taxiles
Sachem 33
Atalopedes campestris
Woodland Skipper 34
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Western Branded Skipper 35
Hesperia colorado
Common Branded Skipper 36
Hesperia comma
Leonard's Skipper 37
Hesperia leonardus
Nevada Skipper 38
Hesperia nevada
Pahaska Skipper 39
Hesperia pahaska
Green Skipper 40
Hesperia viridis
Uncas Skipper 41
Hesperia uncas uncas
Long Dash 42
Polites mystic
Sonoran Skipper 43
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 44
Polites draco
Tawny-edged Skipper 45
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 31
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 46
Euphyes vestris
Garita Skipperling 39
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 47
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 39
Thorybes mexicana
Nevada Cloudywing 48
Thorybes nevada
Silver-spotted Skipper 49
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 44
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 50
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 39
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 51
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 42
Erynnis icelus
Pacuvius Duskywing 35
Erynnis pacuvius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 45
Erynnis telemachus
Persius Duskywing 52
Erynnis persius fredericki
Common Checkered-Skipper 53
Pyrgus communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 54
Pyrgus centaureae
Small Checkered Skipper 55
Pyrgus scriptura
Mountain Checkered-Skipper 44
Pyrgus xanthus
Mexican Sootywing 56
Pholisora mejicanus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 44
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Anicia Checkerspot 57
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot 58
Euphydryas chalcedona
Northern Crescent 59
Phyciodes cocyta
Vesta Crescent 60
Phyciodes graphica
Mexican Crescent 46
Phyciodes pallescens
Field Crescent 61
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 62
Phyciodes tharos
Fulvia Checkerspot 63
Chlosyne fulvia
Gorgone Checkerspot 64
Chlosyne gorgone
Northern Checkerspot 65
Chlosyne palla
Arachne Checkerspot 39
Poladryas arachne
Dotted Checkerspot 44
Poladryas minuta
Painted Lady 52
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 66
Vanessa virginiensis
American Red Admiral 67
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Mourning Cloak 68
Nymphalis antiopa
Green Comma 69
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 54
Polygonia gracilis
Question Mark 70
Polygonia interrogationis
Grey Comma 32
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 71
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 72
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 73
Junonia coenia
Common Ringlet 74
Coenonympha california
Ridings' Satyr 75
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 76
Oeneis alberta
Chryxus Arctic 45
Oeneis chryxus
Melissa Arctic 70
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 69
Oeneis uhleri
Common Alpine 77
Erebia epipsodea
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 78
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 44
Cercyonis oetus

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