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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.

Texan Crescent 1
Anthanassa texana
Anicia Checkerspot 2
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot 3
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 4
Euphydryas editha
Northern Crescent 5
Phyciodes cocyta
Pale Crescent 6
Phyciodes pallida
Painted Crescent 7
Phyciodes picta
Field Crescent 8
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 9
Phyciodes tharos
Rockslide Checkerspot 10
Chlosyne damoetas
Gorgone Checkerspot 11
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 12
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 13
Chlosyne palla
Sierra Nevada Checkerspot 12
Chlosyne whitneyi
Arachne Checkerspot 7
Poladryas arachne
Dotted Checkerspot 14
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 15
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 16
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 17
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 18
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 19
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 20
Nymphalis californica
Eastern Comma 21
Polygonia comma
Green Comma 22
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 23
Polygonia gracilis
Zephyr Comma 24
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
Question Mark 25
Polygonia interrogationis
Satyr Comma 15
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 26
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 27
Junonia coenia

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