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| Achemon Sphinx Eumorpha achemon (Drury) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| American Dagger Moth Acronicta americana (Harris) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| Banded Woollybear (Isabella Moth) Pyrrharctia isabella (J.E. Smith) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheets (pdf) |  |
| Black Swallowtail (Parsleyworm) Papilio polyxenes asterius F. |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| Black Witch Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| Colorado Hairstreak Hypaurotis crysalus (W.H. Edwards) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
Colorado Butterflies and Moths More than 250 species of butterflies and thousands of species of moths live in Colorado. This web site is the best on-line guide to our species. Almost all of the butterflies and many of the larger moths are covered. |
Butterflies and Moths of Colorado (Link) |  |
Corn Ear Worm Corn earworm is a native insect that has become a serious pest of corn, sweet corn, tomatoes and other crop plants. Corn earworm does not always overwinter in western Colorado, but reinfests each year by migrating from southern areas. This Florida publication gives an overview of corn earworm biology. |
Featured Creatures, University of Florida (html) |  |
| IO Moth Automeris io (F.) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| Lilac/Ash Borer (Ash Borer) Podosesia syringae (Harris) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| Linden Loopers Erranis tilaria (Harris)
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Linden Loopers in Colorado (shtml) |  |
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| Mexican Jumping Bean Moth Cydia deshaisiana (Lucas) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  |
| Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  Photograph courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw |
| Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  Photograph courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillar (Acrea Moth) Estigmene acrea (Drury) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  Photograph courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw |
| The narrow leaf mountain mahogany leaf miner | TRA fact sheet on this leaf miner (shtml) |  |
| Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudatus Kirby |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  Photograph courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw |
| Whitelined Sphinx Moth Hyles lineata (Fabricius) |
Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet (pdf) |  Photograph courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw |
This page was updated on
February 26, 2016