Habitats: Provo River

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Provo River Parkway

Overview

The habitat along the Provo River Parkway trail has several species of willows as well as nettles, asters, sunflowers, and others. These species of plants attract Western Tiger Swallowtails, (Papilio r. rutulus,) Viceroys, (Limenitis archippus lahontani,) Mourning Cloaks, (Nymphalis antiopa,) and even an occasional Weidemeyer's Admiral, (Limenitis weidemeyeri latifasica.)

Occasionally, Dainty Sulphurs (Nathalis iole,) will migrate north and use the local nodding-bur marigolds (Bidens cernua.)

Note: If anyone locates any other butterfly species within this habitat, please contact the Webmaster.

Butterfly Species For This Habitat:

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus rutulus)

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata pusillus)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Thistle Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta mylitta); Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui); West Coast Lady (Vanessa carye annabella); Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta rubria)
Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus satyrus): Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti furcillata)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus lahontani): Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyeri latifascia)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Purplish Copper (Lycaena dorcas helloides)
Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota schellbachi): Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus franki)
Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus putnami): Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile); Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola alce); Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa melissa)