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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 ↓

Common Alpine 1
Erebia epipsodea
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 2
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 2
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 3
Cercyonis pegala
Eyed Brown 4
Lethe eurydice
Canyonland Satyr 5
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 6
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 7
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 8
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 9
Speyeria coronis
Edwards' Fritillary 10
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 2
Speyeria hesperis
Regal Fritillary 11
Speyeria idalia
Eurynome Fritillary 12
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Arctic Fritillary 13
Boloria chariclea
Variegated Fritillary 14
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 15
Dione vanillae
Zebra Longwing 16
Heliconius charithonia
Queen 17
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 17
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 18
Libytheana carinenta
Colorado Hairstreak 19
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 20
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 21
Satyrium acadica
Behr's Hairstreak 4
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 22
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 4
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 23
Satyrium liparops
Hedgerow Hairstreak 24
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 24
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 25
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 3
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 24
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 4
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 26
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 27
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 4
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 28
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 10
Callophrys spinetorum
Great Purple Hairstreak 29
Atlides halesus
Gray Copper 28
Tharsalea dione
Blue Copper 3
Tharsalea heteronea
Bronze Copper 30
Tharsalea hyllus
Sirius Ruddy Copper 12
Tharsalea rubidus sirius
Tailed Copper 31
Tharsalea arota
Purplish Copper 32
Lycaena helloides
Sirius Ruddy Copper 12
Lycaena rubidus sirius
Echo Azure 33
Celastrina echo
Hops Azure 34
Celastrina humulus
Spring Azure 30
Celastrina ladon
Silvery Blue 32
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 35
Glaucopsyche piasus
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 36
Euphilotes ancilla
Western Pygmy Blue 37
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 38
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed Blue 39
Cupido amyntula
Eastern Tailed Blue 40
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 6
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 41
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 4
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 4
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 10
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 4
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 10
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 42
Zerene cesonia
Little Yellow 26
Pyrisitia lisa
Lyside Sulphur 26
Kricogonia lyside
Large Orange Sulphur 10
Phoebis agarithe
Cloudless Sulphur 10
Phoebis sennae
Dainty Sulphur 10
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 43
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 44
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 45
Colias philodice
Scudder's Sulphur 4
Colias scudderii
Mexican Yellow 29
Abaeis mexicana
Sleepy Orange 46
Abaeis nicippe
Large Marble 47
Euchloe ausonides
Olympia Marble 48
Euchloe olympia
Pine White 49
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 50
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 51
Pieris rapae
Becker's White 52
Pontia beckerii
Western White 33
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 10
Pontia protodice
Spring White 10
Pontia sisymbrii
Nais Metalmark 10
Apodemia nais

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