Colorado State Insect – Hairstreak Butterfly

Hairstreak Butterfly
Fortunately, the state insect of Colorado is a Butterfly (“Hypaurotis Cysalus”) and not the Tarantula Hawk Wasp, sorry New Mexico!

The Hairstreak Butterfly is usually grey on the bottom with purplish wings on top. This colorful butterfly can frequently be found along the Western Slope or in the Southern Regions of Colorado and other surrounding states.

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