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Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah

face

dorsal

dorsal

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Draper, Utah

7/8 to 1 3/16 inches, tailed, upperside navy gray with orange spot near tail. Underside, paler gray, hindwing postmedian line may be edged with orange toward the inside, They eat nectar from a wide variety of plants, 2 to 3 flights Mar. to Nov
7/8 to 1 3/16 inches, tailed, upperside navy gray with orange spot near tail. Underside, paler gray, hindwing postmedian line may be edged with orange toward the inside, They eat nectar from a wide variety of plants, 2 to 3 flights Mar. to Nov
7/8 to 1 3/16 inches, tailed, upperside navy gray with orange spot near tail. Underside, paler gray, hindwing postmedian line may be edged with orange toward the inside, They eat nectar from a wide variety of plants, 2 to 3 flights Mar. to Nov
7/8 to 1 3/16 inches, tailed, upperside navy gray with orange spot near tail. Underside, paler gray, hindwing postmedian line may be edged with orange toward the inside, They eat nectar from a wide variety of plants, 2 to 3 flights Mar. to Nov




Photo Details
July 31, 2006 - Big Cottonwood Canyon near cut-off to Donut Falls, Salt Lake County, Utah
1. Face
2. Dorsal
3. Ventral
4. Dorsal


August 23, 2005 - Draper City, Salt Lake County, Utah
1. Ventral, 2. ventral showing tail, 3. shows tail "feathering, 4. face -

Other
Male has red on abdomen while female abdomen is gray


 ©Nicky Davis

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