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Utah Habitats for Butterflies and Moths
Montane--Mill Fork Canyon
8. Montane 9. Utah's Dixie |
Mill Fork Canyon is located just south of Hwy 31 up Huntington Canyon roughly 11 miles WNW of Huntington in Emery County. The riparian habitat of the canyon is nestled against rugged sandstone formations and terrain. During the month of June, some of the butterflies that can be seen in this canyon are the Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida barnesi,) the Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus rutulus,) Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsi dionysius,) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus,) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia,) and the Thicket Hairstreak (Mitoura spinetorum.)
In the lower portion of the canyon exists classic Neominois ridingsi dionysius habitat in association with sagebrush and grasses--including Festuca spp. which may be one of Riding's Satyr's larval hostplants.
Butterfly Species Checklist For this Habitat:
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
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All images of Limenitis weidemeyeri on the ULS Info Bar courtesy Jay Cossey
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