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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.

Goatweed Leafwing 1
Anaea andria
Hackberry Emperor 2
Asterocampa celtis
Viceroy 3
Limenitis archippus
Weidemeyer's Admiral 4
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Texan Crescent 5
Anthanassa texana
Anicia Checkerspot 6
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot 7
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 8
Euphydryas editha
Northern Crescent 9
Phyciodes cocyta
Pale Crescent 10
Phyciodes pallida
Painted Crescent 11
Phyciodes picta
Field Crescent 12
Phyciodes pulchella
Pearl Crescent 13
Phyciodes tharos
Rockslide Checkerspot 14
Chlosyne damoetas
Gorgone Checkerspot 15
Chlosyne gorgone
Silvery Checkerspot 16
Chlosyne nycteis
Northern Checkerspot 17
Chlosyne palla
Sierra Nevada Checkerspot 16
Chlosyne whitneyi
Arachne Checkerspot 11
Poladryas arachne
Dotted Checkerspot 18
Poladryas minuta
West Coast Lady 19
Vanessa annabella
Red Admiral 20
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 21
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 22
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 23
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 24
Nymphalis californica
Eastern Comma 25
Polygonia comma
Green Comma 26
Polygonia faunus
Hoary Comma 27
Polygonia gracilis
Zephyr Comma 28
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
Question Mark 29
Polygonia interrogationis
Satyr Comma 19
Polygonia satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 30
Aglais milberti
Common Buckeye 31
Junonia coenia
Common Ringlet 32
Coenonympha california
Ridings' Satyr 33
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 34
Oeneis alberta
White-veined Arctic 35
Oeneis bore
Chryxus Arctic 36
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic 37
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic 29
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 38
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine 39
Erebia callias
Common Alpine 40
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 10
Erebia magdalena
Theano Alpine 41
Erebia pawloskii
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 4
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 4
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 19
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 42
Cyllopsis pertepida
Aphrodite Fritillary 43
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 44
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 33
Speyeria callippe
Coronis Fritillary 45
Speyeria coronis
Great Spangled Fritillary 46
Speyeria cybele
Edwards' Fritillary 11
Speyeria edwardsii
Northwestern Fritillary 4
Speyeria hesperis
Regal Fritillary 47
Speyeria idalia
Mormon Fritillary 48
Speyeria mormonia
Zerene Fritillary 49
Speyeria zerene
Meadow Fritillary 50
Boloria bellona
Arctic Fritillary 51
Boloria chariclea
Freija Fritillary 52
Boloria freija
Silver-bordered Fritillary 53
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary 54
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 55
Dione vanillae
Zebra Longwing 56
Heliconius charithonia
Queen 57
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 57
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 58
Libytheana carinenta

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