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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 Ringlet 1
Coenonympha california
Ridings' Satyr 2
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 3
Oeneis alberta
White-veined Arctic 4
Oeneis bore
Chryxus Arctic 5
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic 6
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic 7
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 8
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine 9
Erebia callias
Common Alpine 10
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 11
Erebia magdalena
Theano Alpine 12
Erebia pawloskii
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 13
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 13
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 14
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 15
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 16
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 17
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 2
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 18
Speyeria coronis
Great Spangled Fritillary 19
Speyeria cybele
Edwards' Fritillary 20
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 13
Speyeria hesperis
Regal Fritillary 21
Speyeria idalia
Mormon Fritillary 22
Speyeria mormonia
Zerene Fritillary 23
Speyeria zerene
Meadow Fritillary 24
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 25
Boloria chariclea
Freija Fritillary 26
Boloria freija
Silver-bordered Fritillary 27
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary 28
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 29
Dione vanillae
Zebra Longwing 30
Heliconius charithonia
Queen 31
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 31
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 32
Libytheana carinenta
Colorado Hairstreak 33
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 34
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 8
Satyrium acadica
Behr's Hairstreak 3
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 35
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 36
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 37
Satyrium liparops
Hedgerow Hairstreak 38
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 38
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 39
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 14
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 38
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 3
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 9
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 40
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 3
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Hairstreak 11
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 20
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 2
Lycaena arota
Gray Copper 11
Lycaena dione
Edith's Copper 41
Lycaena editha
Blue Copper 42
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 3
Lycaena rubidus
Dorcas Copper 43
Lycaena dorcas
Purplish Copper 44
Lycaena helloides
Bronze Copper 39
Lycaena hyllus
Lustrous Copper 45
Lycaena cupreus
Echo Azure 14
Celastrina echo
Hops Azure 46
Celastrina humulus
Spring Azure 47
Celastrina ladon
Lucia Azure 12
Celastrina lucia
Silvery Blue 44
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 48
Glaucopsyche piasus
Ancilla Blue 49
Euphilotes ancilla
Dotted Blue 2
Euphilotes enoptes
Rita's Blue 20
Euphilotes rita
Western Pygmy-Blue 50
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 51
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 8
Cupido amyntula
Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 16
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 52
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 53
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 3
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 41
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 3
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 20
Plebejus melissa
Southern Dogface 54
Zerene cesonia
Little Yellow 9
Pyrisitia lisa
Lyside Sulphur 9
Kricogonia lyside
Cloudless Sulphur 20
Phoebis sennae
Mexican Yellow 55
Eurema mexicana
Dainty Sulphur 20
Nathalis iole
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 3
Colias alexandra
Orange Sulphur 56
Colias eurytheme
Mead's Sulphur 57
Colias meadii
Clouded Sulphur 56
Colias philodice
Scudder's Sulphur 3
Colias scudderii
Sleepy Orange 58
Abaeis nicippe
Julia Orangetip 59
Anthocharis julia
Large Marble 60
Euchloe ausonides
Olympia Marble 61
Euchloe olympia
Pine White 62
Neophasia menapia
Margined White 63
Pieris marginalis

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