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

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Butterflies and Moths of Lory State Park

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