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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 ↓

Nessus Sphinx ¹
Amphion floridensis

White-lined Sphinx ²
Hyles lineata

Five-spotted Hawk Moth ³
Manduca quinquemaculata

Carolina Sphinx ⁴
Manduca sexta

Asella Sphinx ⁵
Sphinx asellus

Vashti Sphinx Moth ⁶
Sphinx vashti

Smerinthus astarte ⁷

One-eyed Sphinx ⁸
Smerinthus cerisyi

Modest Sphinx ⁹
Pachysphinx modesta

Small-eyed Sphinx ¹⁰
Paonias myops

Rocky Mountain agapema ¹¹
Agapema homogena

Lusk's Pine Moth ⁴
Coloradia luski

Phoebus Apollo ¹²
Parnassius phoebus

Rocky Mountain Parnassian ¹³
Parnassius smintheus

Old World Swallowtail ¹⁴
Papilio machaon

Black Swallowtail ¹⁵
Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail ¹⁶
Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail ¹⁷
Papilio eurymedon

Two-tailed Swallowtail ¹⁸
Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail ¹⁹
Papilio rutulus

Pipevine Swallowtail ²⁰
Battus philenor

Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper ²¹
Amblyscirtes phylace

Morrison's Skipper ²²
Stinga morrisoni

Snow's Skipper ²³
Paratrytone snowi

Taxiles Skipper ²⁴
Poanes taxiles

Sachem ²⁵
Atalopedes campestris

Woodland Skipper ²⁶
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Western Branded Skipper ²⁷
Hesperia colorado

Common Branded Skipper ²⁸
Hesperia comma

Leonard's Skipper ²⁹
Hesperia leonardus

Nevada Skipper ³⁰
Hesperia nevada

Pahaska Skipper ³¹
Hesperia pahaska

Green Skipper ³²
Hesperia viridis

Uncas Skipper ³³
Hesperia uncas uncas

Long Dash ³⁴
Polites mystic

Sonoran Skipper ³⁵
Polites sonora

Draco Skipper ³⁶
Polites draco

Tawny-edged Skipper ³⁷
Polites themistocles

Rhesus Skipper ²³
Polites rhesus

Dun Skipper ³⁸
Euphyes vestris

Garita Skipperling ³¹
Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling ³⁹
Piruna pirus

Mexican Cloudywing ³¹
Thorybes mexicana

Nevada Cloudywing ⁴⁰
Thorybes nevada

Silver-spotted Skipper ⁴¹
Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing ³⁶
Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing ⁴²
Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing ³¹
Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing ⁴³
Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing ³⁴
Erynnis icelus

Pacuvius Duskywing ²⁷
Erynnis pacuvius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing ³⁷
Erynnis telemachus

Persius Duskywing ⁴⁴
Erynnis persius fredericki

Common Checkered-Skipper ⁴⁵
Pyrgus communis

Northern Grizzled Skipper ⁴⁶
Pyrgus centaureae

Small Checkered Skipper ⁴⁷
Pyrgus scriptura

Mountain Checkered-Skipper ³⁶
Pyrgus xanthus

Mexican Sootywing ⁴⁸
Pholisora mejicanus

Weidemeyer's Admiral ³⁶
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Anicia Checkerspot ⁴⁹
Euphydryas anicia

Variable Checkerspot ⁵⁰
Euphydryas chalcedona

Northern Crescent ⁵¹
Phyciodes cocyta

Vesta Crescent ⁵²
Phyciodes graphica

Mexican Crescent ³⁸
Phyciodes pallescens

Field Crescent ⁵³
Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent ⁵⁴
Phyciodes tharos

Fulvia Checkerspot ⁵⁵
Chlosyne fulvia

Gorgone Checkerspot ⁵⁶
Chlosyne gorgone

Northern Checkerspot ⁵⁷
Chlosyne palla

Arachne Checkerspot ³¹
Poladryas arachne

Dotted Checkerspot ³⁶
Poladryas minuta

Painted Lady ⁴⁴
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁵⁸
Vanessa virginiensis

American Red Admiral ⁵⁹
Vanessa atalanta rubria

Mourning Cloak ⁶⁰
Nymphalis antiopa

Green Comma ⁶¹
Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma ⁴⁶
Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark ⁶²
Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma ²⁴
Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma ⁶³
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁶⁴
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁶⁵
Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet ⁶⁶
Coenonympha california

Ridings' Satyr ⁶⁷
Neominois ridingsii

Alberta Arctic ⁶⁸
Oeneis alberta

Chryxus Arctic ³⁷
Oeneis chryxus

Melissa Arctic ⁶²
Oeneis melissa

Uhler's Arctic ⁶¹
Oeneis uhleri

Common Alpine ⁶⁹
Erebia epipsodea

Mead’s Wood-Nymph ⁷⁰
Cercyonis meadii

Small Wood-Nymph ³⁶
Cercyonis oetus

Canyonland Satyr ⁷¹
Cyllopsis pertepida

Aphrodite Fritillary ²⁶
Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary ⁷²
Speyeria atlantis

Callippe Fritillary ⁷³
Speyeria callippe

Coronis Fritillary ⁷⁴
Speyeria coronis

Edwards' Fritillary ³¹
Speyeria edwardsii

Northwestern Fritillary ³⁶
Speyeria hesperis

Regal Fritillary ³¹
Speyeria idalia

Mormon Fritillary ⁷⁵
Speyeria mormonia

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Bugs of Mueller State Park

Nessus Sphinx 1 Amphion floridensis

White-lined Sphinx 2 Hyles lineata

Five-spotted Hawk Moth 3 Manduca quinquemaculata

Carolina Sphinx 4 Manduca sexta

Asella Sphinx 5 Sphinx asellus

Vashti Sphinx Moth 6 Sphinx vashti

Smerinthus astarte 7

One-eyed Sphinx 8 Smerinthus cerisyi

Modest Sphinx 9 Pachysphinx modesta

Small-eyed Sphinx 10 Paonias myops

Rocky Mountain agapema 11 Agapema homogena

Lusk's Pine Moth 4 Coloradia luski

Phoebus Apollo 12 Parnassius phoebus

Rocky Mountain Parnassian 13 Parnassius smintheus

Old World Swallowtail 14 Papilio machaon

Black Swallowtail 15 Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail 16 Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail 17 Papilio eurymedon

Two-tailed Swallowtail 18 Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail 19 Papilio rutulus

Pipevine Swallowtail 20 Battus philenor

Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 21 Amblyscirtes phylace

Morrison's Skipper 22 Stinga morrisoni

Snow's Skipper 23 Paratrytone snowi

Taxiles Skipper 24 Poanes taxiles

Sachem 25 Atalopedes campestris

Woodland Skipper 26 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Western Branded Skipper 27 Hesperia colorado

Common Branded Skipper 28 Hesperia comma

Leonard's Skipper 29 Hesperia leonardus

Nevada Skipper 30 Hesperia nevada

Pahaska Skipper 31 Hesperia pahaska

Green Skipper 32 Hesperia viridis

Uncas Skipper 33 Hesperia uncas uncas

Long Dash 34 Polites mystic

Sonoran Skipper 35 Polites sonora

Draco Skipper 36 Polites draco

Tawny-edged Skipper 37 Polites themistocles

Rhesus Skipper 23 Polites rhesus

Dun Skipper 38 Euphyes vestris

Garita Skipperling 31 Oarisma garita

Russet Skipperling 39 Piruna pirus

Mexican Cloudywing 31 Thorybes mexicana

Nevada Cloudywing 40 Thorybes nevada

Silver-spotted Skipper 41 Epargyreus clarus

Afranius Duskywing 36 Erynnis afranius

Sleepy Duskywing 42 Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing 31 Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing 43 Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing 34 Erynnis icelus

Pacuvius Duskywing 27 Erynnis pacuvius

Rocky Mountain Duskywing 37 Erynnis telemachus

Persius Duskywing 44 Erynnis persius fredericki

Common Checkered-Skipper 45 Pyrgus communis

Northern Grizzled Skipper 46 Pyrgus centaureae

Small Checkered Skipper 47 Pyrgus scriptura

Mountain Checkered-Skipper 36 Pyrgus xanthus

Mexican Sootywing 48 Pholisora mejicanus

Weidemeyer's Admiral 36 Limenitis weidemeyerii

Anicia Checkerspot 49 Euphydryas anicia

Variable Checkerspot 50 Euphydryas chalcedona

Northern Crescent 51 Phyciodes cocyta

Vesta Crescent 52 Phyciodes graphica

Mexican Crescent 38 Phyciodes pallescens

Field Crescent 53 Phyciodes pulchella

Pearl Crescent 54 Phyciodes tharos

Fulvia Checkerspot 55 Chlosyne fulvia

Gorgone Checkerspot 56 Chlosyne gorgone

Northern Checkerspot 57 Chlosyne palla

Arachne Checkerspot 31 Poladryas arachne

Dotted Checkerspot 36 Poladryas minuta

Painted Lady 44 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 58 Vanessa virginiensis

American Red Admiral 59 Vanessa atalanta rubria

Mourning Cloak 60 Nymphalis antiopa

Green Comma 61 Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma 46 Polygonia gracilis

Question Mark 62 Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma 24 Polygonia progne