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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.

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

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