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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.

Clover Looper Moth 1
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 2
Caenurgina erechtea
Aholibah Underwing Moth 3
Catocala aholibah
Sweetheart Underwing 4
Catocala amatrix
Western Underwing Moth 5
Catocala californica
Grote's Underwing Moth 6
Catocala grotiana
Joined Underwing Moth 7
Catocala junctura
Little Underwing 8
Catocala minuta
Semirelict Underwing Moth 9
Catocala semirelicta
Ultronia Underwing 10
Catocala ultronia
Shadowy Arches 11
Drasteria adumbrata
Drasteria howlandii 3
Northern Arches 12
Drasteria hudsonica
Inept Graphic 13
Drasteria inepta
Paler Graphic 14
Drasteria pallescens
Merry Graphic Moth 15
Melipotis jucunda
Black Witch 16
Ascalapha odorata

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