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Utah Habitats for Butterflies and Moths
Utah's Dixie--West Black Ridge
9. Utah's Dixie |
For many Utah butterfly enthusiasts, West Black Ridge is an icon representing a wonderful escape from Utah's "frozen north" to a lava filled hill just west of St. George's airport hill. It is here where you can find, early spring butterflies such as Anthcharis cethura pima (pima orangetip), as well as Chlosyne neumoegeni neumoegeni (desert checkerspot).
Adults of pima orangetip can be found as early as late February whereas adults of the desert checkerspot can be found a few weeks later.
Accessing West Black Ridge requires you to take St. George Blvd west until it intersects with Bluff Street. Proceed west through the intersection to Airport Rd. and follow the road as it immediately shifts to the south. Turn west again at 265 South. Proceed west a couple of blocks, park, and hike to the south and seek out the main "temple quarry trail". (See the animated gif above).
Butterfly Species Checklist For this Habitat:
Swallowtails and Parnassians (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, Orange-Tips 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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