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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.

Tailed Copper 1
Lycaena arota
Gray Copper 2
Lycaena dione
Edith's Copper 3
Lycaena editha
Blue Copper 4
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 5
Lycaena rubidus
Dorcas Copper 6
Lycaena dorcas
Purplish Copper 7
Lycaena helloides
Bronze Copper 8
Lycaena hyllus
Lustrous Copper 9
Lycaena cupreus

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