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.

Brown Bark Carpet Moth ¹
Horisme intestinata

Gem Moth ²
Orthonama obstipata

Bent-line Carpet Moth ³
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

Barberry Geometer Moth ⁴
Coryphista meadii

Epirrhoe plebeculata ⁵

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Butterflies and Moths

Brown Bark Carpet Moth 1 Horisme intestinata

Gem Moth 2 Orthonama obstipata

Bent-line Carpet Moth 3 Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

Barberry Geometer Moth 4 Coryphista meadii

Epirrhoe plebeculata 5

Brown Bark Carpet Moth ¹
Horisme intestinata

Gem Moth ²
Orthonama obstipata

Bent-line Carpet Moth ³
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

Barberry Geometer Moth ⁴
Coryphista meadii

Epirrhoe plebeculata ⁵