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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.

Sleepy Orange 1
Abaeis nicippe
Coastal Heathland Cutworm Moth 2
Abagrotis nefascia
American Dagger 3
Acronicta americana
Acronicta cyanescens 4
Cherry Dagger 3
Acronicta hasta
Yellow-haired Dagger 5
Acronicta impleta
Henry's Marsh Moth 6
Acronicta insularis
Interrupted Dagger 7
Acronicta interrupta
Lupine Dagger 8
Acronicta lupini
Vulpina Dagger 9
Acronicta vulpina
Aetole bella 10
Rocky Mountain agapema 11
Agapema homogena
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 12
Aglais milberti
Large Tabby 13
Aglossa pinguinalis
Poison Hemlock Moth 14
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Arctic Blue 15
Agriades glandon
Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth 16
Agriphila vulgivagellus
Ipsilon Dart Moth 17
Agrotis ipsilon
Fireweed Clearwing Moth 18
Albuna pyramidalis
Montana Six-plume Moth 19
Alucita montana
Eight-spotted Forester Moth 20
Alypia octomaculata
Ridings' Forester 21
Alypia ridingsii
Bronze Roadside-Skipper 22
Amblyscirtes aenus
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 23
Amblyscirtes eos
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 24
Amblyscirtes oslari
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper 25
Amblyscirtes phylace
Common Roadside-Skipper 26
Amblyscirtes vialis
Nessus Sphinx 27
Amphion floridensis
American Ear Moth 28
Amphipoea americana
American Copper Underwing 6
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Goatweed Leafwing 29
Anaea andria
Celery Looper Moth 30
Anagrapha falcifera
Delaware Skipper 31
Anatrytone logan
Common Gray 32
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Least Skipper 33
Ancyloxypha numitor
MacCulloch's Forester Moth 34
Androloma maccullochii
Andropolia theodori 35
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla 36
Texan Crescent 37
Anthanassa texana
Polyphemus Moth 38
Antheraea polyphemus
Julia Orangetip 39
Anthocharis julia
Sesame Leafroller 40
Antigastra catalaunalis
Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth 41
Apamea amputatrix
Glassy Cutworm Moth 19
Apamea devastator
Bordered Apamea Moth 42
Apamea sordens
Blake's tiger moth 8
Apantesis blakei
Carlotta's Tiger Moth 8
Apantesis carlotta
Apantesis f-pallida 43
Nevada tiger moth 44
Apantesis nevadensis
Parthenice Tiger Moth 45
Apantesis parthenice
Phyllira Tiger Moth 8
Apantesis phyllira
Williams' Tiger Moth 19
Apantesis williamsii
Nais Metalmark 46
Apodemia nais
Painted Tiger Moth 47
Arachnis picta
Infant Moth 48
Archiearis infans
Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth 49
Archips argyrospila
Garden Tiger 50
Arctia caja
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth 51
Arctia parthenos
Curve-lined Argyria Moth 16
Argyria auratella
Black Witch 52
Ascalapha odorata
Hackberry Emperor 53
Asterocampa celtis
Sachem 54
Atalopedes campestris
Arogos Skipper 55
Atrytone arogos
Dusted Skipper 56
Atrytonopsis hianna
Alfalfa Looper 28
Autographa californica
Io Moth 57
Automeris io
Gilded Seedcropper 58
Basilodes chrysopis
Battaristis concinnusella 44
Pipevine Swallowtail 59
Battus philenor
Grote's bertholdia 60
Bertholdia trigona
Bent-winged Owlet 61
Bleptina caradrinalis
Meadow Fritillary 62
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 63
Boloria chariclea
Freija Fritillary 64
Boloria freija
Silver-bordered Fritillary 65
Boloria selene
Western Pygmy-Blue 66
Brephidium exilis
Powdered Footman 67
Bruceia pulverina
Brymblia quadrimaculella 8
Bryolymnia semifascia 8
Clover Looper Moth 32
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 28
Caenurgina erechtea
Western Green Hairstreak 68
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 69
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 54
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 70
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 71
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 54
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Hairstreak 72
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 46
Callophrys spinetorum
Florida Fern Moth 73
Callopistria floridensis
Civil Rustic Moth 74
Caradrina montana
Western Conifer Looper 28
Caripeta aequaliaria
Aholibah Underwing Moth 75
Catocala aholibah
Sweetheart Underwing 76
Catocala amatrix
Western Underwing Moth 77
Catocala californica
Grote's Underwing Moth 78
Catocala grotiana
Joined Underwing Moth 79
Catocala junctura
Little Underwing 19
Catocala minuta
Semirelict Underwing Moth 80
Catocala semirelicta
Ultronia Underwing 81
Catocala ultronia

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