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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.

Clio Tiger Moth 1
Ectypia clio
Blue-green lichen moth 2
Pygoctenucha terminalis
Ingens Tussock Moth 3
Lophocampa ingens
Spotted Tussock Moth 4
Lophocampa maculata
Lophocampa significans 5
Milkweed Tussock Moth 6
Euchaetes egle
Crambidia impura 7
Bicolored Moth 8
Manulea bicolor
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 9
Hypoprepia miniata
Grote's lycomorpha moth 10
Lycomorpha grotei
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth 9
Lycomorpha pholus
Barnes' Lichen Moth 11
Cisthene barnesii
Powdered Footman 12
Bruceia pulverina
White-marked Tussock Moth 13
Orgyia leucostigma
Douglas-fir tussock moth 14
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Dark Marathyssa Moth 15
Marathyssa inficita
Zigzag Furcula Moth 4
Furcula scolopendrina
Common Gluphisia Moth 16
Gluphisia septentrionis
Elegant Prominent Moth 17
Odontosia elegans
White-dotted Prominent 18
Nadata gibbosa
Unicorn Prominent 19
Schizura unicornis
Sigmoid Prominent 20
Clostera albosigma
Brother Moth 15
Raphia frater
Florida Fern Moth 21
Callopistria floridensis
Dingy Cutworm Moth 3
Feltia jaculifera
Variegated Cutworm Moth 22
Peridroma saucia
Ipsilon Dart Moth 23
Agrotis ipsilon
Euxoa bochus 3
Army Cutworm Moth 4
Euxoa auxiliaris
Median-banded Dart 24
Euxoa medialis
White-striped Dart 25
Euxoa albipennis
Obelisk Dart 19
Euxoa obeliscoides
Euxoa basalis 26
Coastal Heathland Cutworm Moth 27
Abagrotis nefascia
Large Yellow Underwing 28
Noctua pronuba
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 16
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Civil Rustic Moth 29
Caradrina montana
American Ear Moth 4
Amphipoea americana
Bordered Apamea Moth 30
Apamea sordens
Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth 31
Apamea amputatrix
Glassy Cutworm Moth 3
Apamea devastator
Festive Midget 32
Elaphria festivoides
Bryolymnia semifascia 10
White-Speck 4
Mythimna unipuncta
Lasionycta impingens 33
Laudable Arches 34
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Thinker Moth 35
Lacinipolia meditata
Olive Arches Moth 28
Lacinipolia olivacea
Bristly Cutworm Moth 36
Lacinipolia renigera
Collared Arches Moth 3
Lacinipolia strigicollis
Bronzed Cutworm Moth 37
Nephelodes minians
Small Ranunculus 30
Hecatera dysodea
Wheat Head Armyworm 38
Dargida diffusa
Zebra Caterpillar Moth 36
Melanchra picta
Homoglaea carbonaria 39
Andropolia theodori 40
Narrow-winged Midget Moth 24
Tarache augustipennis
Cabbage Looper Moth 22
Trichoplusia ni
Alfalfa Looper 4
Autographa californica
Celery Looper Moth 41
Anagrapha falcifera
MacCulloch's Forester Moth 42
Androloma maccullochii
Eight-spotted Forester Moth 43
Alypia octomaculata
Ridings' Forester 39
Alypia ridingsii
Cherry Dagger 16
Acronicta hasta
Interrupted Dagger 44
Acronicta interrupta
American Dagger 16
Acronicta americana
Acronicta cyanescens 45
Vulpina Dagger 15
Acronicta vulpina
Yellow-haired Dagger 37
Acronicta impleta
Henry's Marsh Moth 36
Acronicta insularis
Lupine Dagger 10
Acronicta lupini
American Copper Underwing 36
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Asteroid Moth 13
Cucullia asteroides
Cucullia dorsalis 10
Darker-spotted Straw Moth 46
Heliothis phloxiphaga
Paradoxical Grass Moth 26
Heliocheilus paradoxus
Arcigera Flower Moth 47
Schinia arcigera
Chrysellus Flower Moth 48
Schinia chrysellus
Schinia citrinellus 48
Silver-banded Gem Moth 49
Schinia cumatilis
Schinia errans 50
Clouded Crimson Moth 51
Schinia gaurae
Boneset Flower Moth 52
Schinia grandimedia
Hulst's Flower Moth 50
Schinia hulstia
Jaguar Flower Moth 10
Schinia jaguarina
Gaillardia Moth 27
Schinia masoni
Mead's Flower Moth 10
Schinia meadi
Schinia mortua 10
Schinia reniformis 53
Schinia sexplagiata 10
Schinia simplex 10
Schinia snowi 10
Schinia suetus 19
Schinia tertia 54
Golden Aster Flower Moth 10
Schinia tuberculum
Little Dark Gem 10
Schinia villosa
Painted Schinia Moth 48
Schinia volupia
White-spotted Midget 55
Eutricopis nexilis
Corn Earworm Moth 10
Helicoverpa zea
Gilded Seedcropper 53
Basilodes chrysopis

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