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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.

Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Pyrgus communis
Northern Grizzled Skipper 2
Pyrgus centaureae
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 3
Pyrgus ruralis
Small Checkered Skipper 4
Pyrgus scriptura
Mountain Checkered- Skipper 5
Pyrgus xanthus
Common Sootywing 6
Pholisora catullus
Mexican Sootywing 7
Pholisora mejicanus
Goatweed Leafwing 8
Anaea andria
Hackberry Emperor 9
Asterocampa celtis
Viceroy 10
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 5
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texan Crescent 11
Anthanassa texana
Anicia Checkerspot 12
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot 13
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 14
Euphydryas editha
Northern Crescent 15
Phyciodes cocyta
Pale Crescent 16
Phyciodes pallida
Painted Crescent 17
Phyciodes picta
Field Crescent 18
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 19
Phyciodes tharos
Rockslide Checkerspot 20
Chlosyne damoetas
Gorgone Checkerspot 21
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 22
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 23
Chlosyne palla
Sierra Nevada Checkerspot 22
Chlosyne whitneyi
Arachne Checkerspot 17
Poladryas arachne
Dotted Checkerspot 24
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 25
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 26
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 27
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 28
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 29
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 30
Nymphalis californica
Eastern Comma 31
Polygonia comma
Green Comma 32
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 33
Polygonia gracilis
Zephyr Comma 34
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
Question Mark 35
Polygonia interrogationis
Satyr Comma 25
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 36
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 37
Junonia coenia
Common Ringlet 38
Coenonympha california
Ridings' Satyr 39
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 40
Oeneis alberta
White-veined Arctic 41
Oeneis bore
Chryxus Arctic 42
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic 43
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic 35
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 44
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine 45
Erebia callias
Common Alpine 46
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 16
Erebia magdalena
Theano Alpine 47
Erebia pawloskii
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 5
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 5
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 25
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 48
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 49
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 50
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 39
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 51
Speyeria coronis
Great Spangled Fritillary 52
Speyeria cybele
Edwards' Fritillary 17
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 5
Speyeria hesperis
Regal Fritillary 53
Speyeria idalia
Mormon Fritillary 54
Speyeria mormonia
Zerene Fritillary 55
Speyeria zerene
Meadow Fritillary 56
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 57
Boloria chariclea
Freija Fritillary 58
Boloria freija
Silver-bordered Fritillary 59
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary 60
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 61
Dione vanillae
Zebra Longwing 62
Heliconius charithonia
Queen 63
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 63
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 64
Libytheana carinenta
Colorado Hairstreak 65
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 66
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 44
Satyrium acadica
Behr's Hairstreak 40
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 67
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 68
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 9
Satyrium liparops
Hedgerow Hairstreak 18
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 18
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 69
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 25
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 18
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 40
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 45
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 70
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 40
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Hairstreak 16
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 17
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 39
Lycaena arota
Gray Copper 16
Lycaena dione
Edith's Copper 71
Lycaena editha
Blue Copper 72
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 40
Lycaena rubidus

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