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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 ↓

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

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