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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.

Five-spotted Hawk Moth 1
Manduca quinquemaculata
Carolina Sphinx 2
Manduca sexta
Asella Sphinx 3
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 4
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 5
Sphinx drupiferarum
Vashti Sphinx Moth 6
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 5
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 7
Ceratomia amyntor
Waved Sphinx 5
Ceratomia undulosa

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

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  • 1. (c) Jim & Lynne Weber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jim & Lynne Weber
  • 2. (c) John P Friel, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John P Friel
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