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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.

Achemon Sphinx 1
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 2
Amphion floridensis
Juanita Sphinx Moth 3
Proserpinus juanita
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 4
Hyles euphorbiae
Bedstraw Hawkmoth 5
Hyles gallii
White-lined Sphinx 6
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 7
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 8
Hemaris thetis
Five-spotted Hawk Moth 9
Manduca quinquemaculata
Carolina Sphinx 10
Manduca sexta
Asella Sphinx 11
Sphinx asellus
Great Ash Sphinx 12
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 13
Sphinx drupiferarum
Vashti Sphinx Moth 14
Sphinx vashti
Apple Sphinx 13
Sphinx gordius
Elm Sphinx 15
Ceratomia amyntor
Waved Sphinx 13
Ceratomia undulosa
One-eyed Sphinx 13
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 12
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Modest Sphinx 16
Pachysphinx modesta
Western Poplar Sphinx 17
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx 18
Paonias excaecata
Small-eyed Sphinx 19
Paonias myops
Cecropia Moth 20
Hyalophora cecropia
Columbia Silk Moth 21
Hyalophora columbia
Rocky Mountain agapema 22
Agapema homogena
Polyphemus Moth 23
Antheraea polyphemus
Coloradia doris 24
Lusk's pinemoth 25
Coloradia luski
Pandora Pinemoth 25
Coloradia pandora
Western Sheep Moth 26
Hemileuca eglanterina
Nevada Buck Moth 27
Hemileuca nevadensis
Io Moth 28
Automeris io

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  • 28. (c) Anita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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