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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.

Colorado Hairstreak 1
Hypaurotis crysalus
Gray Hairstreak 2
Strymon melinus
Acadian Hairstreak 3
Satyrium acadica
Behr's Hairstreak 4
Satyrium behrii
Banded Hairstreak 5
Satyrium calanus
California Hairstreak 6
Satyrium californica
Striped Hairstreak 7
Satyrium liparops
Hedgerow Hairstreak 8
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 8
Satyrium sylvinus
Coral Hairstreak 9
Satyrium titus
Western Green Hairstreak 10
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 8
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 4
Callophrys eryphon
Juniper Hairstreak 11
Callophrys gryneus
Moss's Elfin 12
Callophrys mossii
Hoary Elfin 4
Callophrys polios
Sheridan's Hairstreak 13
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 14
Callophrys spinetorum
Tailed Copper 15
Lycaena arota
Gray Copper 13
Lycaena dione
Edith's Copper 16
Lycaena editha
Blue Copper 17
Lycaena heteronea
Ruddy Copper 4
Lycaena rubidus
Dorcas Copper 18
Lycaena dorcas
Purplish Copper 19
Lycaena helloides
Bronze Copper 9
Lycaena hyllus
Lustrous Copper 20
Lycaena cupreus
Echo Azure 10
Celastrina echo
Hops Azure 21
Celastrina humulus
Spring Azure 22
Celastrina ladon
Lucia Azure 23
Celastrina lucia
Silvery Blue 19
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Arrowhead Blue 24
Glaucopsyche piasus
Ancilla Blue 25
Euphilotes ancilla
Dotted Blue 15
Euphilotes enoptes
Rita's Blue 14
Euphilotes rita
Western Pygmy-Blue 26
Brephidium exilis
Marine Blue 27
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed-Blue 3
Cupido amyntula
Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
Cupido comyntas
Reakirt's Blue 28
Echinargus isola
Arctic Blue 29
Agriades glandon
Boisduval's Blue 30
Icaricia icarioides
Lupine Blue 4
Icaricia lupini
Greenish Blue 16
Icaricia saepiolus
Shasta Blue 4
Icaricia shasta
Melissa Blue 14
Plebejus melissa

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