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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.

Dingy Cutworm Moth 1
Feltia jaculifera
Variegated Cutworm Moth 2
Peridroma saucia
Ipsilon Dart Moth 3
Agrotis ipsilon
Euxoa bochus 1
Army Cutworm Moth 4
Euxoa auxiliaris
Median-banded Dart 5
Euxoa medialis
White-striped Dart 6
Euxoa albipennis
Obelisk Dart 7
Euxoa obeliscoides
Euxoa basalis 8
Coastal Heathland Cutworm Moth 9
Abagrotis nefascia
Large Yellow Underwing 10
Noctua pronuba
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 11
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Civil Rustic Moth 12
Caradrina montana
American Ear Moth 4
Amphipoea americana
Bordered Apamea Moth 13
Apamea sordens
Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth 14
Apamea amputatrix
Glassy Cutworm Moth 1
Apamea devastator
Festive Midget 15
Elaphria festivoides
Bryolymnia semifascia 16
White-Speck 4
Mythimna unipuncta
Lasionycta impingens 17
Laudable Arches 18
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Thinker Moth 19
Lacinipolia meditata
Olive Arches Moth 10
Lacinipolia olivacea
Bristly Cutworm Moth 20
Lacinipolia renigera
Collared Arches Moth 1
Lacinipolia strigicollis
Bronzed Cutworm Moth 21
Nephelodes minians
Small Ranunculus 13
Hecatera dysodea
Wheat Head Armyworm 22
Dargida diffusa
Zebra Caterpillar Moth 20
Melanchra picta
Homoglaea carbonaria 23
Andropolia theodori 24

Edited by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 1. (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jim Johnson
  • 2. (c) Tony Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 3. (c) John Boback, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Boback
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  • 5. (c) Lena Zappia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lena Zappia
  • 6. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
  • 7. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
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  • 14. (c) Kyle Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kyle Jones
  • 15. (c) Anita Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anita Gould
  • 16. (c) Jim Vargo at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 17. (c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Robert Webster
  • 18. (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler
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  • 20. (c) Mark D. Read, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark D. Read
  • 21. (c) Andrew Block, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrew Block
  • 22. (c) Jenn Forman Orth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 23. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by BJ Stacey
  • 24. (c) Jeremy deWaard. University of British Columbia., some rights reserved (CC BY)

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