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.

Edited by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 2. (c) Cook Cottage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 3. (c) pondhawk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 4. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
  • 5. (c) Brad Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 6. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 7. (c) Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 8. (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien
  • 9. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 10. (c) Anne Toal, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 11. (c) Anne Reeves, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 12. (c) Nick Block, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Block
  • 13. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 14. (c) Catherine Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 15. (c) Jérôme Albre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 16. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
  • 17. (c) icosahedron, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by icosahedron