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.

Taxonomy
« Back To Subfamily Lasiocampinae
- Tribe Lasiocampini

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth ¹
Malacosoma americana

Western Tent Caterpillar ²
Malacosoma californica

Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth ³
Malacosoma incurvum

Sonoran Tent Caterpillar ⁴
Malacosoma tigris

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