Camillus Crescent Butterflies

Phyciodes pulchella camillus

Camillus Crescent butterflies are small orange and brown butterflies with black borders and fine white markings forming a crescent shape on the underside of the hindwings.

West Desert Butterfly Photos

By Mia McPherson|September 9th, 2022|Categories: Camillus Crescent Butterflies, Mormon Fritillary Butterflies, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: Argynnis mormonia, butterflies, butterfly, Camillus Crescent, Camillus Crescent Butterfly, canyon, cresent, cresents, desert, fritillaries, fritillary, head on, Mormon Fritillary, Phyciodes pulchella camillus, rabbitbrush, sky island mountains, summer, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

Earlier this week I did some West Desert wandering and while I was there I took some butterfly photos that clumps of blooming rabbitbrush had attracted.