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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 ↓

Purplish Fritillary 1
Boloria chariclea
Bog Fritillary 2
Boloria eunomia
Freija Fritillary 3
Boloria freija
Silver-bordered Fritillary 4
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary 5
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 6
Agraulis vanillae
Queen 7
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 8
Danaus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 9
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 10
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak 11
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 12
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 13
Satyrium californica
Coral Hairstreak 14
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 15
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 16
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 13
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 17
Callophrys gryneus
Hoary Elfin 13
Callophrys polios
Thicket Hairstreak 18
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 19
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 20
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 20
Lycaena rubidus
Purplish Copper 21
Lycaena helloides
Lustrous Copper 22
Lycaena cupreus
Echo Azure 15
Celastrina echo
Silvery Blue 21
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 23
Glaucopsyche piasus
Marine Blue 24
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 17
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 25
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 26
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 13
Icaricia icarioides
Greenish Blue 18
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 27
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 18
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 28
Zerene cesonia
Cloudless Sulphur 18
Phoebis sennae
Mexican Yellow 29
Eurema mexicana
Dainty Sulphur 18
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 30
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 31
Colias eurytheme
Mead's Sulphur 32
Colias meadii
Clouded Sulphur 33
Colias philodice
Scudder's Sulphur 13
Colias scudderii
Sleepy Orange 34
Abaeis nicippe
Large Marble 35
Euchloe ausonides
Olympia Marble 36
Euchloe olympia
Pine White 37
Neophasia menapia
Cabbage White 38
Pieris rapae
Western White 39
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 18
Pontia protodice
Spring White 18
Pontia sisymbrii
Nais Metalmark 18
Apodemia nais
Dury's Metalmark 40
Apodemia duryi
California Tiger Moth 19
Leptarctia californiae
Isabella Tiger Moth 41
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 42
Spilosoma congrua
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 43
Hypercompe permaculata
Nevada Tiger Moth 44
Grammia nevadensis
Williams' Tiger Moth 43
Grammia williamsii
Wood Tiger 45
Arctia plantaginis
Virbia fragilis 46
Police Car Moth 47
Gnophaela vermiculata
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 48
Cisseps fulvicollis
Cressonana Tiger Moth 40
Ctenucha cressonana
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua 43
Impure Lichen Moth 49
Crambidia impura
Bicolored Moth 50
Eilema bicolor
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 51
Hypoprepia miniata
Grote's Lycomorpha Moth 52
Lycomorpha grotei
Zigzag Furcula Moth 53
Furcula scolopendrina
Black-rimmed Prominent Moth 1
Pheosia rimosa
Dusky Marbled Brown 54
Gluphisia septentrionis
Elegant Prominent Moth 50
Odontosia elegans
Pale Prominent 43
Oligocentria pallida
Oligocentria perangulata 52
Bruce's Chocolate-tip Moth 52
Clostera brucei
Silver-banded Gem Moth 55
Schinia cumatilis
Jaguar Flower Moth 52
Schinia jaguarina
Persimilis Flower Moth 20
Schinia persimilis
White-spotted Midget 56
Eutricopis nexilis
Macaria occiduaria 57
Variable Girdle Moth 53
Sabulodes venata
Soft-lined Wave 3
Scopula inductata
Viper's Bugloss Moth 58
Ethmia semilugens
Pale-edged Ethmia Moth 59
Ethmia albicostella
Brymblia quadrimaculella 52
Decantha tistra 60
Cellar Moth 61
Borkhausenia nefrax
American Lappet Moth 53
Phyllodesma americana
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth 17
Malacosoma americana
Western Tent Caterpillar 43
Malacosoma californica
Glorious Habrosyne Moth 62
Habrosyne gloriosa
Western Carpenter Ant 63
Camponotus modoc
Ectemnius dilectus 64
Oblique Longhorn 65
Svastra obliqua
Orange-tipped Wood-digger Bee 66
Anthophora terminalis
White-shouldered Bumble Bee 67
Bombus appositus
Great Basin Bumble Bee 68
Bombus centralis

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