Habitats: Valley Floor River Parkways

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Butterflies and Moths' Habitat:

Valley Floor River Parkways

Utah Valley's main rivers which flow into Utah Lake are the Jordan, American Fork, Provo, Hobble Creek, and Spanish Fork. The habitat along these rivers are filled with willows, cottonwoods, and elms and is conducive to several species of butterflies and moths that would be less common in a non-riparian* habitat.

Note: Riparian is defined as a watercourse.

Habitat Locations in Utah Valley:

Provo River Parkway (Provo)	Paul Ream Wilderness Park (Provo)
The Forest of Camelot (Springville)

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)

Milkweed Butterflies (Family Danaidae)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Queen (Danaus gilippus thersippus): Satyrs (Family Satyridae)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala utahensis)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus clarus); Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti sabuleti): Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides napa); Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma yuma)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Checkered White (Pieris protodice)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice eriphyle)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Moth Species For This Habitat:

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