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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 ↓

Hackberry Emperor 1
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 2
Adelpha bredowii
Viceroy 3
Limenitis archippus
Lorquin's Admiral 4
Limenitis lorquini
Weidemeyer's Admiral 5
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Variable Checkerspot 6
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 7
Euphydryas editha
Tawny Crescent 8
Phyciodes batesii
Northern Crescent 9
Phyciodes cocyta
Mylitta Crescent 10
Phyciodes mylitta
Pale Crescent 11
Phyciodes pallida
Field Crescent 12
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 13
Phyciodes tharos
Sagebrush Checkerspot 14
Chlosyne acastus
Leanira Checkerspot 15
Chlosyne leanira
Silvery Checkerspot 15
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 16
Chlosyne palla
Carlota Checkerspot 17
Chlosyne gorgone carlota
Dotted Checkerspot 5
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 18
Vanessa annabella
Painted Lady 19
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 20
Vanessa virginiensis
American Red Admiral 21
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Mourning Cloak 22
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa
Green Comma 23
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 24
Polygonia gracilis
Grey Comma 25
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 18
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 26
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 27
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet 28
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 29
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 7
Oeneis chryxus
Common Alpine 30
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 11
Erebia magdalena
Small Wood-Nymph 5
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 18
Cercyonis pegala
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 5
Cercyonis sthenele
Canyonland Satyr 31
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 32
Speyeria aphrodite
Callippe Fritillary 33
Speyeria callippe
Edwards' Fritillary 34
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 5
Speyeria hesperis
Nokomis Fritillary 15
Speyeria nokomis
Zerene Fritillary 35
Speyeria zerene
Coronis Fritillary 36
Speyeria coronis halcyone
Eurynome Fritillary 37
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Meadow Fritillary 35
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 38
Boloria chariclea
Frigga Fritillary 39
Boloria frigga
Variegated Fritillary 40
Euptoieta claudia
Queen 41
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 42
Danaus plexippus plexippus

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