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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Butterflies and Moths

This guide contains butterflies and moths that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Fireweed Clearwing Moth 1
Albuna pyramidalis
Spangled Pelochrista 2
Pelochrista scintillana
Codling Moth 3
Cydia pomonella
Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth 4
Archips argyrospila
Clemens' Clepsis Moth 5
Clepsis clemensiana
Garden Tortrix 6
Clepsis peritana
Large Aspen Tortrix 7
Choristoneura conflictana
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth 8
Choristoneura rosaceana
Achemon Sphinx 9
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 10
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 11
Proserpinus juanita
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 12
Hyles euphorbiae
Bedstraw Hawkmoth 13
Hyles gallii
White-lined Sphinx 14
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 15
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 16
Hemaris thetis
Five-spotted Hawk Moth 17
Manduca quinquemaculata
Carolina Sphinx 18
Manduca sexta
Asella Sphinx 19
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 20
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 21
Sphinx drupiferarum
Vashti Sphinx Moth 22
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 21
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 23
Ceratomia amyntor
Waved Sphinx 21
Ceratomia undulosa
One-eyed Sphinx 21
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 20
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 24
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 25
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx 26
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 27
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 28
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 29
Hyalophora columbia
Rocky Mountain agapema 30
Agapema homogena
Polyphemus Moth 31
Antheraea polyphemus
Coloradia doris 32
Lusk's pinemoth 33
Coloradia luski
Pandora Pinemoth 33
Coloradia pandora
Western Sheep Moth 34
Hemileuca eglanterina
Nevada Buck Moth 35
Hemileuca nevadensis
Io Moth 36
Automeris io
Phoebus Apollo 37
Parnassius phoebus
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 38
Parnassius smintheus
Indra Swallowtail 39
Papilio indra
Black Swallowtail 40
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail 41
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 42
Papilio eurymedon
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 43
Papilio glaucus
Two-tailed Swallowtail 44
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail 45
Papilio rutulus
Pipevine Swallowtail 26
Battus philenor
Yucca Giant-skipper 46
Megathymus yuccae
Bronze Roadside-Skipper 47
Amblyscirtes aenus
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 48
Amblyscirtes eos
Common Roadside-Skipper 49
Amblyscirtes vialis
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 50
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 51
Amblyscirtes phylace
Morrison's Skipper 52
Stinga morrisoni
Snow's Skipper 53
Paratrytone snowi
Arogos Skipper 54
Atrytone arogos
Fiery Skipper 55
Hylephila phyleus
Taxiles Skipper 56
Poanes taxiles
Sachem 53
Atalopedes campestris
Woodland Skipper 57
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Western Branded Skipper 58
Hesperia colorado
Common Branded Skipper 59
Hesperia comma
Juba Skipper 60
Hesperia juba
Leonard's Skipper 61
Hesperia leonardus
Pawnee Skipper 62
Hesperia leonardus pawnee
Nevada Skipper 63
Hesperia nevada
Ottoe Skipper 64
Hesperia ottoe
Pahaska Skipper 35
Hesperia pahaska
Uncas Skipper 65
Hesperia uncas
Green Skipper 66
Hesperia viridis
Long Dash 67
Polites mystic
Crossline Skipper 61
Polites origenes
Sonoran Skipper 58
Polites sonora
Draco Skipper 51
Polites draco
Peck's Skipper 61
Polites peckius
Sandhill Skipper 60
Polites sabuleti
Tawny-edged Skipper 68
Polites themistocles
Rhesus Skipper 35
Polites rhesus
Dun Skipper 69
Euphyes vestris
Dusted Skipper 46
Atrytonopsis hianna
Delaware Skipper 70
Anatrytone logan
Least Skipper 71
Ancyloxypha numitor
Garita Skipperling 35
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 72
Piruna pirus
Mexican Cloudywing 35
Thorybes mexicana
Northern Cloudywing 53
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 73
Epargyreus clarus
Afranius Duskywing 74
Erynnis afranius
Sleepy Duskywing 75
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 35
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 6
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 67
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 35
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 58
Erynnis pacuvius
Persius Duskywing 76
Erynnis persius
Rocky Mountain Duskywing 68
Erynnis telemachus

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