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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.

White-lined Sphinx 1
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 2
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 3
Hemaris thetis
Great Ash Sphinx 4
Sphinx chersis
Apple Sphinx 5
Sphinx gordius
One-eyed Sphinx 5
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 4
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Western Poplar Sphinx 6
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx 7
Paonias excaecata
Columbia Silk Moth 8
Hyalophora columbia
Polyphemus Moth 9
Antheraea polyphemus
Sagebrush Sheep Moth 10
Hemileuca hera
Nuttall's Sheep Moth 11
Hemileuca nuttalli
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 12
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 13
Papilio indra
Old World Swallowtail 14
Papilio machaon
Black Swallowtail 15
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 16
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 17
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 18
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 19
Papilio rutulus
Yucca Giant-skipper 20
Megathymus yuccae
Common Roadside-Skipper 21
Amblyscirtes vialis
Taxiles Skipper 22
Poanes taxiles
Woodland Skipper 23
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Yuma Skipper 24
Ochlodes yuma
Western Branded Skipper 25
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 26
Hesperia juba
Nevada Skipper 27
Hesperia nevada
Pahaska Skipper 28
Hesperia pahaska
Uncas Skipper 29
Hesperia uncas
Draco Skipper 24
Polites draco
Sandhill Skipper 26
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 30
Polites themistocles
Dun Skipper 31
Euphyes vestris
Viereck's Skipper 24
Atrytonopsis vierecki
Garita Skipperling 28
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 32
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 28
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 33
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 34
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 24
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 35
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 28
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 36
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 37
Erynnis icelus
Persius Duskywing 25
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 30
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 38
Burnsius communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 39
Pyrgus centaureae
Saltbush Sootywing 31
Hesperopsis alpheus
Mojave Sootywing 40
Hesperopsis libya
Common Sootywing 41
Pholisora catullus
Viceroy 42
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 24
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Variable Checkerspot 43
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 30
Euphydryas editha
Tawny Crescent 44
Phyciodes batesii
Northern Crescent 45
Phyciodes cocyta
Pale Crescent 46
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 47
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 48
Phyciodes tharos
Sagebrush Checkerspot 49
Chlosyne acastus
Gorgone Checkerspot 50
Chlosyne gorgone
Leanira Checkerspot 25
Chlosyne leanira
Silvery Checkerspot 25
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 51
Chlosyne palla
Dotted Checkerspot 24
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 52
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 53
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 54
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 55
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 56
Nymphalis antiopa
Green Comma 57
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 58
Polygonia gracilis
Question Mark 59
Polygonia interrogationis
Grey Comma 31
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 52
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 60
Aglais milberti
Common Ringlet 61
Coenonympha tullia
Ridings' Satyr 62
Neominois ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 30
Oeneis chryxus
Common Alpine 63
Erebia epipsodea
Small Wood-Nymph 24
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 52
Cercyonis pegala
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 24
Cercyonis sthenele
Canyonland Satyr 64
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 23
Speyeria aphrodite
Callippe Fritillary 65
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 66
Speyeria coronis
Great Spangled Fritillary 28
Speyeria cybele
Edwards' Fritillary 28
Speyeria edwardsii
Mormon Fritillary 67
Speyeria mormonia
Nokomis Fritillary 25
Speyeria nokomis
Meadow Fritillary 33
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 68
Boloria chariclea
Variegated Fritillary 69
Euptoieta claudia
Queen 70
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 71
Danaus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 72
Hypaurotis crysalus

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