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Butterflies / Moths of Highline Lake State Park

Highline Lake State Park lies within the Grand Valley of western Colorado at the eastern edge of the Great Basin, about 20 miles west and north of Grand Junction. The park encompasses about 570 acres and consists of Mack Mesa Reservoir and Highline Lake, and lands surrounding these bodies of ...more ↓

Northwestern Fritillary 1
Speyeria hesperis
Nokomis Fritillary 2
Speyeria nokomis
Zerene Fritillary 3
Speyeria zerene
Coronis Fritillary 4
Speyeria coronis halcyone
Eurynome Fritillary 5
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Meadow Fritillary 3
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 6
Boloria chariclea
Frigga Fritillary 7
Boloria frigga
Variegated Fritillary 8
Euptoieta claudia
Queen 9
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 10
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 11
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 12
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak 3
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 13
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 14
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 15
Satyrium liparops
Sylvan Hairstreak 16
Satyrium sylvinus
Brown Elfin 16
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 3
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 17
Callophrys gryneus
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 18
Callophrys sheridanii
Desert Green Hairstreak 19
Callophrys sheridanii comstocki
Thicket Hairstreak 20
Callophrys spinetorum
Great Purple Hairstreak 21
Atlides halesus
Tailed Copper 22
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 23
Lycaena heteronea
Purplish Copper 24
Lycaena helloides
Lilac-Bordered Copper 25
Lycaena nivalis
Sirius Ruddy Copper 5
Lycaena rubidus sirius
Spring Azure 26
Celastrina ladon
Arrowhead Blue 2
Glaucopsyche piasus
Silvery Blue 27
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 28
Euphilotes ancilla
Buckwheat Blue 3
Euphilotes battoides
Ellis' Blue 14
Euphilotes ellisii
Western Pygmy Blue 29
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 30
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 31
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 3
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 32
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 33
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 3
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 34
Icaricia saepiolus
Melissa Blue 20
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 35
Zerene cesonia
Dainty Sulphur 20
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur 36
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 37
Colias philodice
Scudder's Sulphur 3
Colias scudderii
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 38
Colias alexandra alexandra
Sleepy Orange 39
Abaeis nicippe
Southwest Orangetip 40
Anthocharis sara thoosa
Large Marble 41
Euchloe ausonides
Desert Marble 42
Euchloe lotta
Pine White 43
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 44
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 45
Pieris rapae
Becker's White 22
Pontia beckerii
Western White 33
Pontia occidentalis
Checkered White 20
Pontia protodice
Spring White 20
Pontia sisymbrii
Mormon Metalmark 3
Apodemia mormo
Fall Webworm Moth 46
Hyphantria cunea
California Tiger Moth 22
Leptarctia californiae
Isabella Tiger Moth 47
Pyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger Moth 48
Spilosoma virginica
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 49
Hypercompe permaculata
Arachnis citra 50
Apantesis f-pallida 51
Nevada Tiger Moth 33
Apantesis nevadensis
Parthenice Tiger Moth 52
Apantesis parthenice
Williams' Tiger Moth 49
Apantesis williamsii
Wood Tiger 53
Parasemia plantaginis
Garden Tiger 54
Arctia caja
Fragile Virbia 55
Virbia fragilis
Police Car Moth 56
Gnophaela vermiculata
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 57
Cisseps fulvicollis
Oregon Cycnia Moth 58
Cycnia oregonensis
Delicate Cycnia Moth 59
Cycnia tenera
freckled glassy-wing 60
Hemihyalea labecula
Clio Tiger Moth 61
Ectypia clio
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 48
Lophocampa argentata
Spotted Tussock Moth 48
Lophocampa maculata
Crambidia impura 62
Hypoprepia inculta 58
Grote's Lycomorpha moth 58
Lycomorpha grotei
Lycomorpha splendens 58
Barnes' Lichen Moth 58
Cisthene barnesii
Powdered Footman 58
Bruceia pulverina
Gray Furcula Moth 49
Furcula cinerea
Zigzag Furcula Moth 48
Furcula scolopendrina
Common Gluphisia Moth 63
Gluphisia septentrionis
Spotted Datana Moth 64
Datana perspicua
White-dotted Prominent 65
Nadata gibbosa
Unicorn Prominent 66
Schizura unicornis
Oligocentria alpica 55
Pink Prominent 67
Hyparpax aurora
Powdery gray prominent 68
Heterocampa lunata
Bruce's Chocolate-tip Moth 58
Clostera brucei

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