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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 ↓

Field Crescent 1
Phyciodes pulchella
Gorgone Checkerspot 2
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 3
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 4
Chlosyne palla
Dotted Checkerspot 5
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 6
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 7
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 8
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 9
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 10
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 11
Nymphalis californica
Eastern Comma 12
Polygonia comma
Green Comma 13
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 14
Polygonia gracilis
Question Mark 15
Polygonia interrogationis
Grey Comma 16
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 6
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 17
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 18
Junonia coenia
Common Ringlet 19
Coenonympha california
Ochre Ringlet 20
Coenonympha california ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 21
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 22
Oeneis alberta
Chryxus Arctic 23
Oeneis chryxus
Uhler's Arctic 20
Oeneis uhleri
Common Alpine 24
Erebia epipsodea
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 5
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 5
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 6
Cercyonis pegala
Eyed Brown 22
Lethe eurydice
Canyonland Satyr 25
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 26
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 27
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 28
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 29
Speyeria coronis
Edwards' Fritillary 30
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 5
Speyeria hesperis
Regal Fritillary 31
Speyeria idalia
Eurynome Fritillary 32
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Arctic Fritillary 33
Boloria chariclea
Variegated Fritillary 34
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 35
Dione vanillae
Zebra Longwing 36
Heliconius charithonia
Queen 37
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 37
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 38
Libytheana carinenta
Colorado Hairstreak 39
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 40
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 41
Satyrium acadica
Behr's Hairstreak 22
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 42
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 22
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 43
Satyrium liparops
Hedgerow Hairstreak 1
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 1
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 44
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 6
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 1
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 22
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 45
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 46
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 22
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 47
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 30
Callophrys spinetorum
Great Purple Hairstreak 23
Atlides halesus
Gray Copper 47
Tharsalea dione
Blue Copper 6
Tharsalea heteronea
Bronze Copper 48
Tharsalea hyllus
Sirius Ruddy Copper 32
Tharsalea rubidus sirius
Tailed Copper 49
Tharsalea arota
Purplish Copper 50
Lycaena helloides
Sirius Ruddy Copper 32
Lycaena rubidus sirius
Echo Azure 51
Celastrina echo
Hops Azure 52
Celastrina humulus
Spring Azure 48
Celastrina ladon
Silvery Blue 50
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 3
Glaucopsyche piasus
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 53
Euphilotes ancilla
Western Pygmy Blue 9
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 54
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed Blue 20
Cupido amyntula
Eastern Tailed Blue 55
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 26
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 56
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 22
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 22
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 30
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 22
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 30
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 57
Zerene cesonia
Little Yellow 45
Pyrisitia lisa
Lyside Sulphur 45
Kricogonia lyside
Large Orange Sulphur 30
Phoebis agarithe
Cloudless Sulphur 30
Phoebis sennae
Dainty Sulphur 30
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 58
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 59
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 60
Colias philodice
Scudder's Sulphur 22
Colias scudderii
Mexican Yellow 23
Abaeis mexicana

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