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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.

Common Ringlet 1
Coenonympha california
Ridings' Satyr 2
Neominois ridingsii
Alberta Arctic 3
Oeneis alberta
White-veined Arctic 4
Oeneis bore
Chryxus Arctic 5
Oeneis chryxus
Jutta Arctic 6
Oeneis jutta
Melissa Arctic 7
Oeneis melissa
Uhler's Arctic 8
Oeneis uhleri
Colorado Alpine 9
Erebia callias
Common Alpine 10
Erebia epipsodea
Magdalena Alpine 11
Erebia magdalena
Theano Alpine 12
Erebia pawloskii
Mead’s Wood-Nymph 13
Cercyonis meadii
Small Wood-Nymph 13
Cercyonis oetus
Common Wood-Nymph 14
Cercyonis pegala
Canyonland Satyr 15
Cyllopsis pertepida

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