Butterflies / Moths of Highline Lake State Park

Achemon Sphinx
Eumorpha achemon 1
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata 2
Rocky Mountain Clearwing
Hemaris thetis 3
Asella Sphinx
Sphinx asellus 4
Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx chersis 5
Doll's Sphinx
Sphinx dollii 6
Vashti Sphinx Moth
Sphinx vashti 7
Apple Sphinx
Sphinx gordius 8
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
Agrius cingulata 9
One-eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi 8
Twin-spotted Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis 5
Western Poplar Sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis 10
Columbia Silk Moth
Hyalophora columbia 11
Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus 12
Grote's Buckmoth
Hemileuca grotei 13
Nuttall's Sheep Moth
Hemileuca nuttalli 14
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus 15
Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra 16
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon 17
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon 18
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon 19
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata 20
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus 21
Yucca Giant-skipper
Megathymus yuccae 22
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis 23
Taxiles Skipper
Poanes taxiles 24
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides 25
Yuma Skipper
Ochlodes yuma 26
Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado 27
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba 28
Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada 29
Pahaska Skipper
Hesperia pahaska 30
Green Skipper
Hesperia viridis 31
Uncas Skipper
Hesperia uncas uncas 32
Draco Skipper
Polites draco 26
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti 28
Rhesus Skipper
Polites rhesus 33
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris 6
Viereck's Skipper
Atrytonopsis vierecki 26
Garita Skipperling
Oarisma garita 30
Russet Skipperling
Piruna pirus 34
Mexican Cloudywing
Thorybes mexicana 30
Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades 33
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus 35
Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis afranius 26
Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis brizo 36
Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius 37
Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus 38
Pacuvius Duskywing
Erynnis pacuvius 27
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius 27
Rocky Mountain Duskywing
Erynnis telemachus 39
Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis 40
Northern Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus centaureae 41
Small Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus scriptura 42
Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum 43
Saltbush Sootywing
Hesperopsis alpheus 6
Mojave Sootywing
Hesperopsis libya 1
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus 44
Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis 45
Bredow's Sister
Adelpha bredowii 46
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus 47
Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini 48
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii 26
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona 49
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha 39
Tawny Crescent
Phyciodes batesii 50
Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta 51
Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta 52
Pale Crescent
Phyciodes pallida 53
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella 54
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos 55
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus 56
Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira 27
Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis 27
Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla 57
Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone carlota 58
Dotted Checkerspot
Poladryas minuta 26
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella 59
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui 60
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis 61
American Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta rubria 62
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa 63
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus 64
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis 65
Grey Comma
Polygonia progne 6
Satyr Comma
Polygonia satyrus 59
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti 66
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia 67
Ochre Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia ochracea 68
Ridings' Satyr
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii 69
Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis chryxus 39
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea 70
Magdalena Alpine
Erebia magdalena 53
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus 26
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala 59
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele 26
Canyonland Satyr
Cyllopsis pertepida 71
Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite 25
Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe 42
Edwards' Fritillary
Speyeria edwardsii 30
Northwestern Fritillary
Speyeria hesperis 26
Nokomis Fritillary
Speyeria nokomis 27
Zerene Fritillary
Speyeria zerene 33
Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria coronis halcyone 72
Eurynome Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia eurynome 20
Meadow Fritillary
Boloria bellona 33
Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea 73
Frigga Fritillary
Boloria frigga 74
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia 75
Queen
Danaus gilippus 76
Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus 77
Colorado Hairstreak
Hypaurotis crysalus 34
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus 78
Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii 33
Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus 79
California Hairstreak
Satyrium californica 80
Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops 81
Sylvan Hairstreak
Satyrium sylvinus 54
Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus 54
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon 33
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus 6
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
Callophrys sheridanii 53
Desert Green Hairstreak
Callophrys sheridanii comstocki 56
Thicket Hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum 30
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus 39
Tailed Copper
Lycaena arota 82
Blue Copper
Lycaena heteronea 59
Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides 83
Lilac-Bordered Copper
Lycaena nivalis 84
Sirius Ruddy Copper
Lycaena rubidus sirius 20
Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon 85
Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus 27
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro 86
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue
Euphilotes ancilla 87
Buckwheat Blue
Euphilotes battoides 33
Ellis' Blue
Euphilotes ellisii 80
Western Pygmy Blue
Brephidium exilis 61
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina 88
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula 89
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola 33
Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon 90
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides 43
Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini 33
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus 91
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa 30
Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia 37
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole 30
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme 92
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice 38
Scudder's Sulphur
Colias scudderii 33
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alexandra alexandra 41
Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe 93
Southwest Orangetip
Anthocharis sara thoosa 94
Large Marble
Euchloe ausonides 95
Desert Marble
Euchloe lotta 10
Pine White
Neophasia menapia 96
Margined White
Pieris marginalis 57
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae 17
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii 82
Western White
Pontia occidentalis 43
Checkered White
Pontia protodice 30
Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii 30
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo 33
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea 97
California Tiger Moth
Leptarctia californiae 82
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella 98
Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica 99
Many-spotted Tiger Moth
Hypercompe permaculata 7
Arachnis citra
Arachnis citra 100
Apantesis f-pallida
Apantesis f-pallida 101
Nevada Tiger Moth
Apantesis nevadensis 43
Parthenice Tiger Moth
Apantesis parthenice 102
Williams' Tiger Moth
Apantesis williamsii 7
Wood Tiger
Parasemia plantaginis 103
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja 104
Fragile Virbia
Virbia fragilis 105
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata 106
Yellow-collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis 107
Oregon Cycnia Moth
Cycnia oregonensis 2
Delicate Cycnia Moth
Cycnia tenera 48
freckled glassy-wing
Hemihyalea labecula 32
Clio Tiger Moth
Ectypia clio 108
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa argentata 99
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata 99
Crambidia impura
Crambidia impura 109
Hypoprepia inculta
Hypoprepia inculta 2
Grote's Lycomorpha moth
Lycomorpha grotei 2
Lycomorpha splendens
Lycomorpha splendens 2
Barnes' Lichen Moth
Cisthene barnesii 2
Powdered Footman
Bruceia pulverina 2
Gray Furcula Moth
Furcula cinerea 7
Zigzag Furcula Moth
Furcula scolopendrina 99
Common Gluphisia Moth
Gluphisia septentrionis 110
Spotted Datana Moth
Datana perspicua 111
White-dotted Prominent
Nadata gibbosa 112
Unicorn Prominent
Schizura unicornis 42
Oligocentria alpica
Oligocentria alpica 105
Pink Prominent
Hyparpax aurora 113
Powdery gray prominent
Heterocampa lunata 114
Bruce's Chocolate-tip Moth
Clostera brucei 2
Acute-lined Flower Moth
Schinia acutilinea 2
Arcigera Flower Moth
Schinia arcigera 115
Schinia ciliata
Schinia ciliata 114
Slender Flower Moth
Schinia gracilenta 116
Hulst's Flower Moth
Schinia hulstia 117
Schinia obliqua
Schinia obliqua 118
Schinia tertia
Schinia tertia 119
Mountain-Mahogany Moth
Ethmia discostrigella 2
Gray Ethmia Moth
Ethmia monticola 2
Ethmia marmorea
Ethmia marmorea 7
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