Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Paonia State Park sits on 1,507 acres of land and lies between Glenwood Springs to the North and Delta to the West. The Ruby Mountains and Ragged Wilderness flank the park's east side, while the Grand Mesa flanks the west. Paonia hosts a variety of vegetation communities including Gambel oak ...more ↓

Common Wood-Nymph ¹
Cercyonis pegala

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth ²
Malacosoma disstria

Jewel Oak Gall Wasp ³
Acraspis quercushirta

Xanthoteras eburneum ⁴

Hyperaspis postica ⁵

Red-femured Milkweed Borer ⁶
Tetraopes femoratus

Striped Leafhopper ⁷
Cuerna striata

Prairie Spittlebug ⁸
Philaenarcys bilineata

Four-spurred Assassin Bug ⁹
Zelus tetracanthus

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Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Common Wood-Nymph 1 Cercyonis pegala

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth 2 Malacosoma disstria

Jewel Oak Gall Wasp 3 Acraspis quercushirta

Xanthoteras eburneum 4

Hyperaspis postica 5

Red-femured Milkweed Borer 6 Tetraopes femoratus

Striped Leafhopper 7 Cuerna striata

Prairie Spittlebug 8 Philaenarcys bilineata

Four-spurred Assassin Bug 9 Zelus tetracanthus