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 ↓

Edwards' Fritillary 1
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 2
Speyeria hesperis
Nokomis Fritillary 3
Speyeria nokomis
Zerene Fritillary 4
Speyeria zerene
Coronis fritillary 5
Speyeria coronis halcyone
Eurynome Fritillary 6
Speyeria mormonia eurynome
Meadow Fritillary 5
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 7
Boloria chariclea
Frigga Fritillary 8
Boloria frigga
Variegated Fritillary 9
Euptoieta claudia
Queen 10
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 11
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Colorado Hairstreak 12
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 13
Strymon melinus
Behr's Hairstreak 14
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 15
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 16
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 17
Satyrium liparops
Sylvan Hairstreak 18
Satyrium sylvinus
Western Pine Elfin 5
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 19
Callophrys gryneus
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 20
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 1
Callophrys spinetorum
Western Brown Elfin 21
Callophrys augustinus iroides
Great Purple Hairstreak 22
Atlides halesus
Tailed Copper 23
Lycaena arota
Blue Copper 24
Lycaena heteronea
Purplish Copper 25
Lycaena helloides
Lilac-bordered Copper 5
Lycaena nivalis
Sirius Ruddy Copper 6
Lycaena rubidus sirius
Echo Azure 24
Celastrina echo
Spring Azure 26
Celastrina ladon
Arrowhead Blue 3
Glaucopsyche piasus
Oro silvery blue 27
Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue 28
Euphilotes ancilla
Buckwheat Blue 5
Euphilotes battoides
Ellis' Dotted-Blue 16
Euphilotes ellisii
Western Pygmy-Blue 29
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 30
Leptotes marina
Western tailed-blue 31
Cupido amyntula
Reakirt's blue 32
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 33
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 34
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 5
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 1
Icaricia saepiolus
Melissa Blue 1
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 35
Zerene cesonia
Dainty Sulphur 1
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur 36
Colias eurytheme
Scudder's Sulphur 5
Colias scudderii
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 20
Colias alexandra alexandra
Clouded Sulphur 6
Colias philodice eriphyle
Sleepy orange 37
Abaeis nicippe
Southwestern orangetip 38
Anthocharis sara thoosa
Large Marble 39
Euchloe ausonides
Desert Marble 40
Euchloe lotta
Pine White 14
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 41
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 42
Pieris rapae
Becker's White 34
Pontia beckerii
Checkered White 9
Pontia protodice
Western White 43
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis
Spring White 27
Pontia sisymbrii elivata
Mormon Metalmark 5
Apodemia mormo
Fall Webworm Moth 44
Hyphantria cunea
California Tiger Moth 23
Leptarctia californiae
Isabella Tiger Moth 45
Pyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger Moth 46
Spilosoma virginica
Parthenice Tiger Moth 49
Apantesis parthenice
Wood Tiger 50
Parasemia plantaginis
Fragile Virbia 51
Virbia fragilis
Police Car Moth 52
Gnophaela vermiculata
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 53
Cisseps fulvicollis
Oregon Cycnia Moth 54
Cycnia oregonensis
Delicate Cycnia Moth 55
Cycnia tenera
Freckled Glassy-wing 56
Pseudohemihyalea labecula
Clio Tiger Moth 57
Ectypia clio
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 46
Lophocampa argentata
Spotted Tussock Moth 46
Lophocampa maculata
Powdered Footman 60
Bruceia pulverina
Gray Furcula Moth 47
Furcula cinerea
Zigzag Furcula Moth 46
Furcula scolopendrina
Common Gluphisia Moth 61
Gluphisia septentrionis
Pink Prominent 64
Hyparpax aurora
Powdery gray prominent 65
Heterocampa lunata
Acute-lined Flower Moth 54
Schinia acutilinea

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