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Arthropods of Sweitzer Lake State Park

Sweitzer Lake State Park is located 3 miles south of the town of Delta, CO. The park lies at 5,000 feet elevation and encompasses about 137 acres of water and about 70 acres of land at the toe of the Garnet Mesa. The area is semi-arid with an average annual precipitation of about 12 inches. The ...more ↓

Western Black Widow 1
Latrodectus hesperus
Achemon Sphinx 2
Eumorpha achemon
White-lined Sphinx 3
Hyles lineata
Rocky Mountain clearwing 4
Hemaris thetis
Asella Sphinx 5
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 6
Sphinx chersis
Doll's Sphinx 7
Sphinx dollii
Vashti Sphinx Moth 8
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 9
Sphinx gordius
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth 10
Agrius cingulata
One-eyed Sphinx 9
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 6
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Western Poplar Sphinx 11
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Columbia Silk Moth 12
Hyalophora columbia
Polyphemus Moth 13
Antheraea polyphemus
Grote's Buck Moth 14
Hemileuca grotei
Nuttall's Sheep Moth 15
Hemileuca nuttalli
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 16
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 17
Papilio indra
Old World Swallowtail 18
Papilio machaon
Anise Swallowtail 19
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 20
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 21
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 22
Papilio rutulus
Yucca Giant-skipper 23
Megathymus yuccae
Common Roadside-Skipper 24
Amblyscirtes vialis
Taxiles Skipper 25
Poanes taxiles
Woodland Skipper 26
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Yuma Skipper 27
Ochlodes yuma
Western Branded Skipper 28
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 29
Hesperia juba
Nevada Skipper 30
Hesperia nevada
Pahaska Skipper 31
Hesperia pahaska
Green Skipper 32
Hesperia viridis
Uncas Skipper 33
Hesperia uncas uncas
Draco Skipper 27
Polites draco
Sandhill Skipper 34
Polites sabuleti
Rhesus Skipper 35
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 7
Euphyes vestris
Viereck's Skipper 29
Atrytonopsis vierecki
Garita Skipperling 31
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 36
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 31
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 35
Thorybes pylades
Arizona Silver-spotted Skipper 37
Epargyreus clarus huachuca
Afranius Duskywing 27
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 38
Erynnis brizo
Horace's Duskywing 39
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 40
Erynnis icelus
Pacuvius Duskywing 28
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing 41
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 42
Erynnis telemachus
Common Checkered-Skipper 43
Pyrgus communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 44
Pyrgus centaureae
Small Checkered Skipper 45
Pyrgus scriptura
Northern White-Skipper 46
Heliopetes ericetorum
Saltbush Sootywing 7
Hesperopsis alpheus
Mojave Sootywing 2
Hesperopsis libya
Common Sootywing 47
Pholisora catullus
Hackberry Emperor 48
Asterocampa celtis
Bredow's Sister 49
Adelpha bredowii
Viceroy 50
Limenitis archippus
Lorquin's Admiral 51
Limenitis lorquini
Weidemeyer's Admiral 27
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Variable Checkerspot 52
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 42
Euphydryas editha
Tawny Crescent 53
Phyciodes batesii
Northern Crescent 54
Phyciodes cocyta
Mylitta Crescent 55
Phyciodes mylitta
Pale Crescent 29
Phyciodes pallida
Field crescent 56
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 57
Phyciodes tharos
Sagebrush Checkerspot 58
Chlosyne acastus
Leanira checkerspot 28
Chlosyne leanira
Silvery Checkerspot 28
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 59
Chlosyne palla
Carlota Checkerspot 60
Chlosyne gorgone carlota
Dotted Checkerspot 27
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 61
Vanessa annabella
Painted Lady 62
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 63
Vanessa virginiensis
American Red Admiral 64
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Mourning Cloak 65
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa
Green Comma 66
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 67
Polygonia gracilis
Grey Comma 7
Polygonia progne
Satyr Comma 61
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's tortoiseshell 68
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 69
Junonia coenia
Ochre Ringlet 70
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Ridings' Satyr 71
Neominois ridingsii ridingsii
Chryxus Arctic 42
Oeneis chryxus
Common Alpine 72
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 29
Erebia magdalena
Small Wood-Nymph 27
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 61
Cercyonis pegala
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 27
Cercyonis sthenele
Canyonland Satyr 73
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 26
Speyeria aphrodite
Callippe Fritillary 45
Speyeria callippe

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