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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.

Acadian Hairstreak 1
Satyrium acadica
Achemon Sphinx 2
Eumorpha achemon
Acronicta cyanescens 3
Aetole bella 4
Afranius Duskywing 5
Erynnis afranius
Aholibah Underwing Moth 6
Catocala aholibah
Alberta Arctic 7
Oeneis alberta
Alfalfa Looper 8
Autographa californica
Alfalfa Looper Moth 9
Tathorhynchus exsiccata
Alfalfa Webworm Moth 10
Loxostege cereralis
American Copper Underwing 11
Amphipyra pyramidoides
American Dagger 12
Acronicta americana
American Ear Moth 8
Amphipoea americana
American Idia Moth 1
Idia americalis
American Lady 13
Vanessa virginiensis
American Lappet Moth 8
Phyllodesma americana
American Snout 14
Libytheana carinenta
Ancilla Blue 15
Euphilotes ancilla
Andropolia theodori 16
Anicia Checkerspot 17
Euphydryas anicia
Anise Swallowtail 18
Papilio zelicaon
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla 19
Apantesis f-pallida 20
Aphrodite Fritillary 21
Speyeria aphrodite
Apple Sphinx 22
Sphinx gordius
Arachne Checkerspot 23
Poladryas arachne
Arcigera Flower Moth 24
Schinia arcigera
Arctic Blue 25
Agriades glandon
Arctic Fritillary 26
Boloria chariclea
Army Cutworm Moth 8
Euxoa auxiliaris
Arogos Skipper 27
Atrytone arogos
Arrowhead Blue 28
Glaucopsyche piasus
Asella Sphinx 29
Sphinx asellus
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth 30
Phyllocnistis populiella
Asteroid Moth 31
Cucullia asteroides
Atlantis Fritillary 32
Speyeria atlantis
Banded Hairstreak 33
Satyrium calanus
Barberry Geometer Moth 34
Coryphista meadii
Barnes' Lichen Moth 35
Cisthene barnesii
Battaristis concinnusella 36
Bedstraw Hawkmoth 37
Hyles gallii
Beet Webworm Moth 38
Loxostege sticticalis
Behr's Hairstreak 7
Satyrium behrii
Belted Grass-veneer 39
Euchromius ocellea
Bent-line Carpet Moth 40
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Bent-winged Owlet 41
Bleptina caradrinalis
Bicolored Moth 42
Manulea bicolor
Black Swallowtail 43
Papilio polyxenes
Black Witch 44
Ascalapha odorata
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth 45
Lycomorpha pholus
Black-banded Orange Moth 46
Epelis truncataria
Blackberry Looper Moth 47
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Blake's tiger moth 48
Apantesis blakei
Blinded Sphinx 49
Paonias excaecata
Blue Copper 50
Lycaena heteronea
Blue-green lichen moth 51
Pygoctenucha terminalis
Boisduval's Blue 36
Icaricia icarioides
Boneset Flower Moth 52
Schinia grandimedia
Bordered Apamea Moth 53
Apamea sordens
Boxwood Leaftier Moth 22
Galasa nigrinodis
Bristly Cutworm Moth 11
Lacinipolia renigera
Bronze Copper 54
Lycaena hyllus
Bronze Roadside-Skipper 55
Amblyscirtes aenus
Bronzed Cutworm Moth 56
Nephelodes minians
Brother Moth 40
Raphia frater
Brown Bark Carpet Moth 57
Horisme intestinata
Brown Elfin 58
Callophrys augustinus
Brown-bordered Geometer Moth 59
Eumacaria madopata
Brymblia quadrimaculella 48
Bryolymnia semifascia 48
Cabbage Looper Moth 60
Trichoplusia ni
Cabbage White 61
Pieris rapae
California Hairstreak 62
Satyrium californica
California Tiger Moth 63
Leptarctia californiae
California Tortoiseshell 64
Nymphalis californica
Callippe Fritillary 63
Speyeria callippe
Canary Ypsolopha Moth 6
Ypsolopha canariella
Canyonland Satyr 39
Cyllopsis pertepida
Carlotta's Tiger Moth 48
Apantesis carlotta
Carolina Sphinx 65
Manduca sexta
Cecropia Moth 66
Hyalophora cecropia
Celery Leaftier Moth 67
Udea rubigalis
Celery Looper Moth 68
Anagrapha falcifera
Checkered White 69
Pontia protodice
Cherry Dagger 12
Acronicta hasta
Chickweed Geometer Moth 41
Haematopis grataria
Chionodes abella 70
Chrysellus Flower Moth 71
Schinia chrysellus
Chryxus Arctic 72
Oeneis chryxus
Civil Rustic Moth 73
Caradrina montana
Clemens' Clepsis Moth 74
Clepsis clemensiana
Clio Tiger Moth 75
Ectypia clio
Clouded Crimson Moth 76
Schinia gaurae
Clouded Sulphur 77
Colias philodice
Cloudless Sulphur 23
Phoebis sennae
Clover Hayworm Moth 78
Hypsopygia costalis
Clover Looper Moth 79
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Coastal Heathland Cutworm Moth 80
Abagrotis nefascia
Codling Moth 81
Cydia pomonella
Collared Arches Moth 10
Lacinipolia strigicollis

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