Regional Species Checklists
El Paso County, Colorado, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 358 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Thorybes mexicana Mexican Cloudywing
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Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing
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Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing
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Erynnis telemachus Rocky Mountain Duskywing
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Erynnis horatius Horace's Duskywing
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Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing
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Erynnis pacuvius Pacuvius Duskywing
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Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
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Erynnis afranius Afranius Duskywing
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Erynnis persius Persius Duskywing
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Pyrgus centaureae Grizzled Skipper
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Pyrgus xanthus Mountain Checkered-Skipper
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Pyrgus scriptura Small Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Pholisora mejicanus Mexican Sootywing
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Hesperopsis alpheus Saltbush Sootywing
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Lerema accius Clouded Skipper
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Oarisma garita Garita Skipperling
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Oarisma edwardsii Edwards' Skipperling
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Stinga morrisoni Morrison's Skipper
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Hesperia uncas Uncas Skipper
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Hesperia juba Juba Skipper
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Hesperia colorado Western Branded Skipper
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Hesperia ottoe Ottoe Skipper
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Hesperia leonardus Leonard's Skipper
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Hesperia pahaska Pahaska Skipper
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Hesperia viridis Green Skipper
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Hesperia nevada Nevada Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites rhesus Rhesus Skipper
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Polites peckius Peck's Skipper
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Polites draco Draco Skipper
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Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
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Polites origenes Crossline Skipper
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Polites mystic Long Dash
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Polites sonora Sonora Skipper
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Anatrytone logan Delaware Skipper
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Ochlodes sylvanoides Woodland Skipper
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Poanes taxiles Taxiles Skipper
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Paratrytone snowi Snow's Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper
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Atrytonopsis vierecki Viereck's Skipper
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Amblyscirtes aenus Bronze Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes oslari Oslar's Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes eos Dotted Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes phylace Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper
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NotAmblyscirtes simius Simius Roadside-Skipper
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Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
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Megathymus yuccae Yucca Giant-Skipper
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Piruna pirus Russet Skipperling
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parnassius smintheus Rocky Mountain Parnassian
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail
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Papilio indra Indra Swallowtail
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Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail
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Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail
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Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail
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Papilio rumiko Western Giant Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Euchloe ausonides Large Marble
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Euchloe olympia Olympia Marble
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Appias drusilla Florida White
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Neophasia menapia Pine White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia beckerii Becker's White
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Pontia occidentalis Western White
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Pontia sisymbrii Spring White
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Ascia monuste Great Southern White
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Kricogonia lyside Lyside Sulphur
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Colias alexandra Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
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Colias meadii Mead's Sulphur
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Colias scudderi Scudder's Sulphur
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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur
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Eurema mexicana Mexican Yellow
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Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
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Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
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Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena arota Tailed Copper
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Lycaena phlaeas American Copper
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Lycaena cupreus Lustrous Copper
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Lycaena dione Gray Copper
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Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper
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Lycaena rubidus Ruddy Copper
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Lycaena heteronea Blue Copper
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Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper
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Hypaurotis crysalus Colorado Hairstreak
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Callophrys affinis Western Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys apama "Apama" Western Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys sheridanii Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Callophrys spinetorum Thicket Hairstreak
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Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin
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Callophrys mossii Moss' Elfin
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Callophrys polios Hoary Elfin
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Callophrys eryphon Western Pine Elfin
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Satyrium titus Coral Hairstreak
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Satyrium acadica Acadian Hairstreak
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Satyrium californica California Hairstreak
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Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak
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Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak
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Satyrium liparops Striped Hairstreak
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Satyrium saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak
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Satyrium behrii Behr's Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Leptotes marina Marine Blue
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Cupido amyntula Western Tailed-Blue
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Celastrina ladon Spring Azure
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Celastrina echo Echo Azure
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Celastrina humulus Hops Azure
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Glaucopsyche piasus Arrowhead Blue
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
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Euphilotes battoides Western Square-dotted Blue
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Euphilotes centralis Central Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes rita Rita Dotted-Blue
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Echinargus isola Reakirt's Blue
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Plebejus melissa Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
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Plebejus saepiolus Greenish Blue
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Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue
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Plebejus shasta Shasta Blue
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
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Plebejus glandon Arctic Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark
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Apodemia mejicanus Mexican Metalmark
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Apodemia nais Nais Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Libytheana carinenta American Snout
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Danaus gilippus Queen
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Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Dryas iulia Julia Heliconian
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Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria aphrodite Aphrodite Fritillary
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Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary
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Speyeria edwardsii Edwards' Fritillary
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Speyeria coronis Coronis Fritillary
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Speyeria callippe Callippe Fritillary
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Speyeria hesperis Northwestern Fritillary
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Speyeria mormonia Mormon Fritillary
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Boloria eunomia Bog Fritillary
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Boloria selene Silver-bordered Fritillary
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Boloria freija Freija Fritillary
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Boloria chariclea Arctic Fritillary
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Limenitis arthemis Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
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Limenitis arthemis astyanax 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Limenitis weidemeyerii Weidemeyer's Admiral
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Adelpha eulalia Arizona Sister
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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Mestra amymone Common Mestra
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Marpesia petreus Ruddy Daggerwing
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Poladryas minuta Dotted Checkerspot
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Poladryas arachne Arachne Checkerspot
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Chlosyne fulvia Fulvia Checkerspot
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Chlosyne nycteis Silvery Checkerspot
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Chlosyne gorgone Gorgone Checkerspot
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Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot
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Phyciodes graphica Vesta or Graphic Crescent
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Phyciodes picta Painted Crescent
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Phyciodes pallida Pale Crescent
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Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent
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Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent
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Phyciodes pulchella Field Crescent
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Euphydryas anicia Anicia Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Polygonia comma Eastern Comma
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Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma
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Polygonia faunus Green Comma
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Polygonia gracilis Hoary Comma
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Polygonia zephyrus Zephyr Comma
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Polygonia progne Gray Comma
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Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis vaualbum Compton Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Anaea andria Goatweed Leafwing
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Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet
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Cyllopsis pertepida Canyonland Satyr
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Erebia epipsodea Common Alpine
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Neominois ridingsii Ridings' Satyr
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Oeneis melissa Melissa Arctic
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Oeneis chryxus Chryxus Arctic
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Oeneis uhleri Uhler's Arctic
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Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis meadii Mead's Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis oetus Small Wood-Nymph
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Automeris io Io moth
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Hemileuca grotei Grote's buckmoth
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Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth
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Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth
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Agapema homogena Rocky Mountain agapema
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Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus moth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Paonias excaecata Blinded sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-spotted sphinx
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Sphinx asellus Asella sphinx
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Sphinx drupiferarum Wild cherry sphinx
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Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Sphinx gordius Apple sphinx
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Agrius cingulata Pink-spotted hawkmoth
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Pachysphinx modesta Modest sphinx
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Lintneria separatus Separated sphinx
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Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx
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Sphinx vashti Vashti sphinx
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Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx
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Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx
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Amphion floridensis Nessus sphinx
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Proserpinus juanita Juanita sphinx
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Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing
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Hyles euphorbiae Spurge hawkmoth
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Paraeschra georgica Georgian Prominent
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Pheosia rimosa Black-rimmed Prominent
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Hyparpax aurora Pink Prominent
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Odontosia elegans Elegant Prominent
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Gluphisia septentrionis Common Gluphisia
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Furcula cinerea Gray Furcula
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Furcula scolopendrina Zigzag Furcula Moth
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Clostera albosigma Sigmoid Prominent
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Schizura ipomoeae Morning-glory Prominent
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Datana perspicua Spotted Datana
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Coelodasys unicornis Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
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Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent
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Lochmaeus manteo Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
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Lochmaeus manteo Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Acronicta lepusculina Cottonwood Dagger Moth
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Acronicta americana American Dagger Moth
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Anagrapha falcifera Celery Looper Moth
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Syngrapha ignea Mountain Beauty Moth
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Apamea devastator Glassy Cutworm
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Euxoa auxiliaris Army Cutworm
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Schinia sanguinea Bleeding Flower Moth
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Eutricopis nexilis White-spotted Midget Moth
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Helicoverpa zea Corn Earworm Moth
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Schinia lucens Leadplant Flower Moth
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Schinia gaurae Clouded Crimson
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Schinia septentrionalis Northern Flower Moth
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Alypia octomaculata Eight-spotted Forester
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Grammia parthenice Parthenice Tiger Moth
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Spilosoma congrua Agreeable Tiger Moth
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Eilema bicolor Bicolored Moth
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Crambidia cephalica Yellow-headed Lichen Moth
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Cycnia oregonensis Oregon Cycnia
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Spilosoma virginica Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
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Crambidia casta Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth
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Platarctia parthenos St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
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Apantesis phalerata Harnessed Moth
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Arachnis picta Painted Tiger Moth
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Hypoprepia miniata Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth
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Platyprepia virginalis Ranchman's Tiger Moth
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Lophocampa argentata Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Arctia plantaginis Wood tiger moth
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Estigmene acrea Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
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Catocala luciana Luciana Underwing
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Scoliopteryx libatrix The Herald
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
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Catocala junctura Joined Underwing Moth
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Orgyia pseudotsugata Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths
Sesiidae Sesiid Moths
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Synanthedon bolteri Northern Willow Clearwing Moth
Cossidae Cossid Moths, Carpenter Moths
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Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Moth
Zygaenidae Zygaenid Moths
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Harrisina metallica Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer
Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Ennomos magnaria Maple Spanworm
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Eupithecia sp. Unknown Eupithecia species
Lasiocampidae Lasiocampid Moths
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Malacosoma californicum Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
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Tolype velleda Large Tolype Moth
