Wildlife of Boyd Lake State Park

Boyd Lake State Park is located on the eastern edge of the City of Loveland and consists of about 259 acres of land along the western shore of the lake and the lake itself.
It is a popular recreation destination, especially for people from the northern Front Range and the Denver ...more ↓

White-lined Sphinx ¹
Hyles lineata

Two-tailed Swallowtail ²
Papilio multicaudata

Juba Skipper ³
Hesperia juba

Painted Lady ⁴
Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak ⁵
Nymphalis antiopa

Purplish Copper ⁶
Tharsalea helloides

Salt Marsh Moth ⁷
Estigmene acrea

Four-spotted Moth ⁸
Tyta luctuosa

Alfalfa Webworm Moth ⁹
Loxostege cereralis

Hunt's Bumble Bee ¹⁰
Bombus huntii

Two-striped Grasshopper ¹⁰
Melanoplus bivittatus

Plains Cicada ¹¹
Megatibicen dealbatus

Band-winged Meadowhawk ¹¹
Sympetrum semicinctum

Familiar Bluet ¹²
Enallagma civile

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly ¹³
Helophilus fasciatus

European Mantis ¹⁴
Mantis religiosa

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Wildlife of Boyd Lake State Park

White-lined Sphinx 1 Hyles lineata

Two-tailed Swallowtail 2 Papilio multicaudata

Juba Skipper 3 Hesperia juba

Painted Lady 4 Vanessa cardui

Mourning Cloak 5 Nymphalis antiopa

Purplish Copper 6 Tharsalea helloides

Salt Marsh Moth 7 Estigmene acrea

Four-spotted Moth 8 Tyta luctuosa

Alfalfa Webworm Moth 9 Loxostege cereralis

Hunt's Bumble Bee 10 Bombus huntii

Two-striped Grasshopper 10 Melanoplus bivittatus

Plains Cicada 11 Megatibicen dealbatus

Band-winged Meadowhawk 11 Sympetrum semicinctum

Familiar Bluet 12 Enallagma civile

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly 13 Helophilus fasciatus

European Mantis 14 Mantis religiosa