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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 ↓

Rocky Mountain Parnassian 1
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 2
Papilio indra
Old World Swallowtail 3
Papilio machaon
Anise Swallowtail 4
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 5
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 6
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 7
Papilio rutulus
Yucca Giant-skipper 8
Megathymus yuccae
Common Roadside-Skipper 9
Amblyscirtes vialis
Taxiles Skipper 10
Poanes taxiles
Woodland Skipper 11
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Yuma Skipper 12
Ochlodes yuma
Western Branded Skipper 13
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 14
Hesperia juba
Nevada Skipper 15
Hesperia nevada
Pahaska Skipper 16
Hesperia pahaska
Green Skipper 17
Hesperia viridis
Uncas Skipper 18
Hesperia uncas uncas
Draco Skipper 12
Polites draco
Sandhill Skipper 14
Polites sabuleti
Rhesus Skipper 19
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 20
Euphyes vestris
Viereck's Skipper 12
Atrytonopsis vierecki
Garita Skipperling 16
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 21
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 16
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 19
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 22
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 12
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 23
Erynnis brizo
Horace's Duskywing 24
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 25
Erynnis icelus
Pacuvius Duskywing 13
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing 13
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 26
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 27
Pyrgus communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 28
Pyrgus centaureae
Small Checkered Skipper 29
Pyrgus scriptura
Northern White-Skipper 30
Heliopetes ericetorum
Saltbush Sootywing 20
Hesperopsis alpheus
Mojave Sootywing 31
Hesperopsis libya
Common Sootywing 32
Pholisora catullus
Hackberry Emperor 33
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 34
Adelpha bredowii
Viceroy 35
Limenitis archippus
Lorquin's Admiral 36
Limenitis lorquini
Weidemeyer's Admiral 12
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Variable Checkerspot 37
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 26
Euphydryas editha
Tawny Crescent 38
Phyciodes batesii
Northern Crescent 39
Phyciodes cocyta
Mylitta Crescent 40
Phyciodes mylitta
Pale Crescent 41
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 42
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 43
Phyciodes tharos
Sagebrush Checkerspot 44
Chlosyne acastus
Leanira Checkerspot 13
Chlosyne leanira
Silvery Checkerspot 13
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 45
Chlosyne palla
Carlota Checkerspot 46
Chlosyne gorgone carlota
Dotted Checkerspot 12
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 47
Vanessa annabella
Painted Lady 48
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 49
Vanessa virginiensis
American Red Admiral 50
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Mourning Cloak 51
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa
Green Comma 52
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 53
Polygonia gracilis
Grey Comma 20
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 47
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 54
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 55
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet 56
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 57
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 26
Oeneis chryxus
Common Alpine 58
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 41
Erebia magdalena
Small Wood-Nymph 12
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 47
Cercyonis pegala
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 12
Cercyonis sthenele
Canyonland Satyr 59
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 11
Speyeria aphrodite
Callippe Fritillary 29
Speyeria callippe
Edwards' Fritillary 16
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 12
Speyeria hesperis
Nokomis Fritillary 13
Speyeria nokomis
Zerene Fritillary 19
Speyeria zerene
Coronis Fritillary 60
Speyeria coronis halcyone
Eurynome Fritillary 6
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Meadow Fritillary 19
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 61
Boloria chariclea
Frigga Fritillary 62
Boloria frigga
Variegated Fritillary 63
Euptoieta claudia
Queen 64
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 65
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 21
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 66
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak 19
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 67
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 68
Satyrium californica

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