Wildlife of Crawford State Park

Crawford State Park sits in southwestern Colorado 33 miles east of Delta. The West Elk Mountains lie to the east and the Fruitland Mesa lies to the west of the park. The reservoir park hosts a mix of pinyon-juniper woodlands and riparian and wetland communities.

Colorado Hairstreak 1
Hypaurotis crysalus
Behr's Hairstreak 2
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 3
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 4
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 5
Satyrium liparops
Sylvan Hairstreak 6
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 7
Satyrium titus
Brown Elfin 6
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 2
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 8
Callophrys gryneus
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 9
Callophrys sheridanii
Great Purple Hairstreak 10
Atlides halesus
Tailed Copper 11
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 12
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 4
Lycaena rubidus
Purplish Copper 13
Lycaena helloides
Lilac-bordered Copper 2
Lycaena nivalis
Spring Azure 14
Celastrina ladon
Silvery Blue 13
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 15
Glaucopsyche piasus
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 16
Euphilotes ancilla
Western Pygmy Blue 17
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 18
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 19
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 20
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 21
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 22
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 2
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 23
Icaricia saepiolus
Northern Blue 24
Plebejus idas
Melissa Blue 23
Plebejus melissa
Cloudless Sulphur 23
Phoebis sennae
Dainty Sulphur 23
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur 26
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 27
Colias philodice
Scudder's Sulphur 2
Colias scudderii
Sleepy Orange 28
Abaeis nicippe
Southwestern Orangetip 29
Anthocharis sara thoosa
Large Marble 30
Euchloe ausonides
Desert Marble 31
Euchloe lotta
Pine White 32
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 33
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 34
Pieris rapae
Becker's White 11
Pontia beckerii
Western White 35
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 23
Pontia protodice
Spring White 23
Pontia sisymbrii
Mormon Metalmark 2
Apodemia mormo
Fall Webworm Moth 36
Hyphantria cunea
Isabella Tiger Moth 37
Pyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger Moth 38
Spilosoma virginica
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 39
Hypercompe permaculata
Nevada Tiger Moth 35
Apantesis nevadensis
Williams' Tiger Moth 39
Apantesis williamsii
Great Tiger Moth 41
Arctia caja
Police Car Moth 43
Gnophaela vermiculata
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 44
Cisseps fulvicollis
Oregon Cycnia Moth 45
Cycnia oregonensis
Freckled Glassy-wing 46
Hemihyalea labecula
Clio Tiger Moth 47
Ectypia clio
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 38
Lophocampa argentata
Barnes' Lichen Moth 45
Cisthene barnesii
Gray Furcula Moth 39
Furcula cinerea
Zigzag Furcula Moth 38
Furcula scolopendrina
Common Gluphisia Moth 49
Gluphisia septentrionis
Elegant Prominent Moth 50
Odontosia elegans
Spotted Datana Moth 51
Datana perspicua
Morning-glory Prominent 52
Schizura ipomaeae
Unicorn Prominent 32
Schizura unicornis
Pale Prominent 39
Oligocentria pallida
Sigmoid Prominent 54
Clostera albosigma
Apical Prominent 38
Clostera apicalis
Acute-lined Flower Moth 45
Schinia acutilinea
Little Dark Gem 45
Schinia villosa
Poison Hemlock Moth 55
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Mountain-mahogany Moth 45
Ethmia discostrigella

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