Colorado Butterflies Photo Gallery by Tom Murray at pbase.com

Colorado Butterflies

The pictures are in the order they were photographed.

Field Crescent - Phyciodes pulchella	Field Crescent - Phyciodes pulchella	Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia	Taxiles Skipper - Poanes taxiles (male)	Taxiles Skipper - Poanes taxiles (female)
Taxiles Skipper - Poanes taxiles (female)	Weidemeyer's Admiral - Limenitis weidemeyerii	Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus	Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus	Small Wood Nymph - Cercyonis oetus	Small Wood Nymph - Cercyonis oetus
Russet Skipperling - Piruna pirus	Russet Skipperling - Piruna pirus	Behr's Hairstreak - Satyrium behrii	Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris	Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue - Euphilotes ancilla	Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis
Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Silver-spotted Skipper - Epargyreus clarus	Garita Skipperling - Oarisma garita	Garita Skipperling - Oarisma garita	Callippe Fritillary - Speyeria callippe meadii
Callippe Fritillary - Speyeria callippe meadii	Arachne Checkerspot - Poladryas arachne	Bramble Hairstreak - Callophrys dumetorum affinis	Draco Skipper - Polites draco	Boisduval's Blue - Plebejus icarioides	Callippe Fritillary - Speyeria callippe meadii
Callippe Fritillary - Speyeria callippe meadii	Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia capella	Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia capella	Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite	Boisduval's Blue - Plebejus icarioides	Callippe Fritillary - Speyeria callippe meadii
Checkered White - Pontia protodice	Queen Alexandra's Sulphur - Colias alexandra	Common Ringlet - Coenonympha california	Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata)	Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata)	Hoary Comma - Polygonia gracilis
Hoary Comma - Polygonia gracilis	Reakirt's Blue - Echinargus isola	Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite	Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite	Pacuvius Duskywing - Erynnis pacuvius	Melissa Blue - Plebejus melissa
Melissa Blue - Plebejus melissa (female)	Melissa Blue - Plebejus melissa	Checkered White - Pontia protodice	Ruddy Copper - Lycaena rubida	Ruddy Copper - Lycaena rubida	Ruddy Copper - Lycaena rubida
Ruddy Copper - Lycaena rubida	Arctic Blue - Plebejus glandon	Ancilla Blue - Euphilotes ancilla	Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Western Tailed-Blue - Cupido amyntula	Ottoe Skipper - Hesperia ottoe
Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata	Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis	Afranius Duskywing - Erynnis afranius	Afranius Duskywing - Erynnis afranius	Greenish Blue - Plebejus saepiolus	West Coast Lady - Vanessa annabella
Common Alpine - Erebia epipsodea	Common Alpine - Erebia epipsodea	Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia	Lustrous Copper - Lycaena cupreus	Blue Copper - Lycaena heteronea	Lilac-bordered Copper - Lycaena nivalis
Boisduval's Blue - Plebejus icarioides	Western Pygmy Blue - Brephidium exile	Siva Juniper Hairstreak - Callophrys gryneus siva	Yuma Skipper - Ochlodes yuma	Sylvan Hairstreak - Satyrium sylvinus	Colorado Hairstreak - Hypaurotis crysalus
Small Wood Nymph - Cercyonis oetus	Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla	Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla	Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Purplish Copper - Tharsalea helloides	Ruddy Copper - Lycaena rubida
Ruddy Copper - Lycaena rubida	Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota	Siva Juniper Hairstreak - Callophrys gryneus siva	Long Dash - Polites mystic	Long Dash - Polites mystic	Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota
Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota	Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele	Checkered White - Pontia protodice	Canyonland Satyr - Cyllopsis pertepida	Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Striped Hairstreak - Satyrium liparops
Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis hesperis	Rocky Mountain Duskywing - Erynnis telemachus	Ancilla Blue - Euphilotes ancilla	Behr's Hairstreak - Satyrium behrii	Rocky Mountain Square-spotted Blue - Euphilotes centralis
Uncas Skipper - Hesperia uncas	Ancilla Blue - Euphilotes ancilla (mating pair)	Boisduval's Blue - Plebejus icarioides (male)	Spalding's Blue - Euphilotes spaldingi	Spalding's Blue - Euphilotes spaldingi	Checkered White - Pontia protodice (female)
Uncas Skipper - Hesperia uncas	Bramble Hairstreak - Callophrys dumetorum affinis	Common Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus communis	Uncas Skipper - Hesperia uncas	Northern Crescent - Phyciodes cocyta	Northern Crescent - Phyciodes cocyta
Hoary Comma - Polygonia gracilis	Hoary Comma - Polygonia gracilis	Arctic Blue - Plebejus glandon	Coral Hairstreak - Satyrium titus	Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia
Melissa Blue - Plebejus melissa	Melissa Blue - Plebejus melissa	Checkered White - Pontia protodice (male)	West Coast Lady - Vanessa annabella	West Coast Lady - Vanessa annabella	Taxiles Skipper - Poanes taxiles (female)
Draco Skipper - Polites draco (male)	Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus	Colorado Alpine - Erebia callias	Rocky Mountain Parnassian - Parnassius smintheus (male)	Rocky Mountain Parnassian - Parnassius smintheus (female)	Rocky Mountain Parnassian - Parnassius smintheus (female)
Arctic Blue - Plebejus glandon (male)	Arctic Fritillary - Boloria chariclea	Arctic Fritillary - Boloria chariclea	Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus	Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus	Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus
Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus	Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus	Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus	Colorado Alpine - Erebia callias	Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus centaureae	Arctic (Purplish) Fritillary - Boloria chariclea
Hedgerow Hairstreak - Satyrium saepium	Hedgerow Hairstreak - Satyrium saepium	Coral Hairstreak - Satyrium titus	Blue Copper - Lycaena heteronea (male)	Blue Copper - Lycaena heteronea (female)

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Guest		28-Jun-2013 17:06
Thanks so much for your excellent site. I really like the butterfly pictures!!!

renae tucker		27-Jun-2011 22:42
Thank you for sharing this Tom. This is the first link that I clicked on after searching for "butterflies in Colorado" and I'm so glad I chose you link which is in favs now. I saw a big yellow butterfly w/blue at the back of the wings, looked like the Western Tiger or Two Tailed, any way, thanks!

Guest		22-May-2009 00:17
Thank you for this wide-ranging gallery. I just saw dozens of blue coppers swarming above small puddles on county road 240, near North Fork Lake, Chaffee County: elevation 11,500 ft. Mark Irwin

steveharbula		18-Jun-2008 22:12
Thanks very much for this gallery. It helped me identify the butterflies I saw yesterday on a hike. You can see the pics I took athttp://atreefalling.blogspot.com/2008/06/photo-blog-meridian-trail-hike.html.

Guest		07-May-2008 01:55
Wonderful! We are moving to Colorado in a few months and I am so excited to see our colorful friends. Thank you for your gallery!

maldo		15-Sep-2007 13:09
nice collection. thanks for uploading it.

bruce king		27-Jul-2005 14:31
Great pictures. I'm moving to Colorado today... bruce king

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