Utah Butterflies

by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Butterfly Page | Back to Jeff's Nature Page

During a one week trip to the Park City area, I was able to get out for a few days of butterflying in June, 2005. Many thanks to Todd Stout for pointing me in the right direction for some good leps, and to both Todd and Alan Myrup for interesting identification discussions! On the pages that follow are some of the photos (representing 32 butterfly species) I got during the trip. All were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500. Enjoy!


Utah Butterflies

Swallowtails | Whites | Coppers & Blues | Brushfoots | Skippers


Skippers (Hesperiidae)


Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake Co., UT 16 June 2005
Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus) Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)

Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake Co., UT 16 June 2005

Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita) Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita), Male
Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT
18 June 2005

European Skipper caterpillar
(Thymelicus lineola)


Note the distinctive eating pattern of "<" and ">" damage inward from the leaf edges.
Todd Stout pointed out the above damage pattern to me and was amazing at finding chewed plants and their chewers! Here he is in action!

Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) Male
Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT
18 June 2005
Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) Female, ovipositing on some little "bunch" grass
Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT
18 June 2005

Woodland Skipper ((Ochlodes sylvanoides))
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides) Caterpillar
Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT
18 June 2005
Pupal Case -- reared by Todd Stout & given to me. It hatched out in Durham, and I photographed it below.
Male
Reared by Todd Stout from Wasatch Race Park
11 May 2005
same individual

Utah Butterflies

Swallowtails | Whites | Coppers & Blues | Brushfoots | Skippers


Here are a few photos of other wildlife I came across while in Utah...

And here are some Utah wildflower photos

Utah Lepidopterist Society website, a great resource for butterfly info in Utah.

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Created on ... June 28, 2005 | Update on ...July 17, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com