Mormon Fritillary

Description:

An Orange and black butterfly found in wooded area near a stream. Small, with large rounded antennal clubs. Upperside tawny to orange-brown; male with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing orange-brown; base sometimes slightly darker or greenish. Spots are usually silvered.

Habitat:

Mountain meadows and fell-fields, moist prairie valleys, subarctic forest openings. Range: Western mountains from southern Alaska south and east to Manitoba and the Dakotas; south to central California, eastern Nevada, southeastern Arizona, and northern New Mexico.