Wildlife of Lory State Park

Lory State Park's 2,492 acres are situated 7 miles west of Fort Collins in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park borders Horsetooth Reservoir and reaches 7,015 feet at its highest point. The park contains a gradual gradation of ecosystems from grasslands and riparian areas into ...more ↓

Eastern Boxelder Bug ¹
Boisea trivittata

Lupine Bug ²
Megalotomus quinquespinosus

Variegated Meadowhawk ³
Sympetrum corruptum

Common Flower Fly ⁴
Syrphus ribesii

Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly ⁵
Mallota bautias

Adejeania vexatrix ⁶

Tomato Bristle Fly ⁷
Hystricia abrupta

Exoprosopa caliptera ⁸

Dorcadion Bee Fly ⁹
Exoprosopa dorcadion

European Mantis ¹⁰
Mantis religiosa

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Wildlife of Lory State Park

Eastern Boxelder Bug 1 Boisea trivittata

Lupine Bug 2 Megalotomus quinquespinosus

Variegated Meadowhawk 3 Sympetrum corruptum

Common Flower Fly 4 Syrphus ribesii

Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly 5 Mallota bautias

Adejeania vexatrix 6

Tomato Bristle Fly 7 Hystricia abrupta

Exoprosopa caliptera 8

Dorcadion Bee Fly 9 Exoprosopa dorcadion

European Mantis 10 Mantis religiosa