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Butterflies and Moths 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 ↓

Achemon Sphinx 1
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 2
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 3
Proserpinus juanita
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 4
Hyles euphorbiae
Snowberry Clearwing 5
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 6
Hemaris thetis
Asella Sphinx 7
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 8
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 9
Sphinx drupiferarum
Elegant Sphinx 10
Sphinx perelegans
Vashti Sphinx Moth 10
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 9
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 11
Ceratomia amyntor
Twin-spotted Sphinx 8
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 12
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 13
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx 14
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 15
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 16
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 17
Hyalophora columbia
Rocky Mountain agapema 18
Agapema homogena
Polyphemus Moth 19
Antheraea polyphemus
Lusk’s pinemoth 20
Coloradia luski
Western Sheep Moth 21
Hemileuca eglanterina
Io Moth 22
Automeris io
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 23
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 24
Papilio indra
Old World Swallowtail 25
Papilio machaon
Black Swallowtail 26
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 27
Papilio zelicaon
Western Giant Swallowtail 28
Papilio rumiko
Pale Swallowtail 29
Papilio eurymedon
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 30
Papilio glaucus
Two-tailed Swallowtail 31
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 32
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 14
Battus philenor
Yucca Giant-skipper 33
Megathymus yuccae
Bronze Roadside-Skipper 34
Amblyscirtes aenus
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 35
Amblyscirtes eos
Common Roadside-Skipper 36
Amblyscirtes vialis
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 37
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 38
Amblyscirtes phylace
Taxiles Skipper 39
Lon taxiles
Morrison's Skipper 40
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 41
Paratrytone snowi
Arogos Skipper 42
Atrytone arogos
Sachem 41
Atalopedes campestris
Woodland Skipper 43
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Yuma Skipper 44
Ochlodes yuma
Western Branded Skipper 45
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 46
Hesperia juba
Leonard's Skipper 47
Hesperia leonardus
Nevada Skipper 48
Hesperia nevada
Ottoe Skipper 49
Hesperia ottoe
Pahaska Skipper 50
Hesperia pahaska
Uncas Skipper 51
Hesperia uncas
Green Skipper 52
Hesperia viridis
Long Dash 53
Polites mystic
Crossline Skipper 47
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 45
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 44
Polites draco
Peck's Skipper 47
Polites peckius
Sandhill Skipper 46
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 54
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 41
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 55
Euphyes vestris
Delaware Skipper 41
Anatrytone logan
Garita Skipperling 50
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 56
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 50
Thorybes mexicana
Nevada Cloudywing 57
Thorybes nevada
Northern Cloudywing 41
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 58
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 44
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 59
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 50
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 60
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 53
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 50
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 45
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing 45
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 54
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 61
Burnsius communis
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 62
Pyrgus ruralis
Small Checkered Skipper 63
Pyrgus scriptura
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 64
Staphylus hayhurstii
Common Sootywing 65
Pholisora catullus
Mexican Sootywing 66
Pholisora mejicanus
Goatweed Leafwing 67
Anaea andria
Common Mestra 50
Mestra amymone
Hackberry Emperor 68
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 69
Adelpha bredowii
Viceroy 70
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 44
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texas Crescent 71
Anthanassa texana
Variable Checkerspot 72
Euphydryas chalcedona
Northern Crescent 73
Phyciodes cocyta
Vesta Crescent 74
Phyciodes graphica
Pale Crescent 37
Phyciodes pallida
Painted Crescent 50
Phyciodes picta

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