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Utah Habitats for Butterflies and Moths
Montane--Price Canyon Recreation Area
8. Montane 9. Utah's Dixie |
Price Canyon Recreation Area and vicinity is located just off US Hwy 6 roughly 15 miles NNW of Price, Carbon County. The Price Canyon Recreation Area road is easily accessible from southbound US Hwy 6 traffic. Butterflies can be found along the access road; but to get to the camping area, drive up the road roughly 5 or 6 miles.
Price Canyon Recreation Area is one of the popular localities for the Pine White (Neophasia menapia menapia); which generally flies from the latter part of July into August. Other butterflies that can be seen in this canyon are several species of crescents as well as the Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus citima). The Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus charon) also is quite easiliy encountered in the Canyon nectaring on rabbitbrush in August.
Note: Carbon County is one of the few counties in the state of Utah that does NOT have a county record for Papilio indra. If anyone can document this butterfly in the Carbon County, please e-mail the webmaster.
Price Canyon Recreation Area road exits off of the SW side of UT Hwy 6 roughly 15 miles NNW of Price.
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)
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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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