Adults display a significant amount of individual variation. It is the opinion of the author that this form kaibabensis which most authorities treat as a distinct subspecies really is a genetic drift morph of minori for two reasons. First, the kaibabensis form appears at least seldomly in mostly all minori populations. Again, its just an example of individual variation. Second, the habitat and bionomics of the two taxa are virtually indistinguishable.
Males hilltop on the tops of reefs, buttes, or even sheer peaks in search of females.
In fact, minori males have shown intense aerial battles against one another in competition for females. Females, on the other hand, oftentimes fly in lower portions of buttes, or even in desert floors or swells in search of its larval hostplant. The distribution of minori in Utah is considerable. According to W.H. Whaley, over 50 distinct colonies can be found over Central to South-Southeastern Utah badlands. This distribution includes, but is not limited to, the West Tavaputs Plateau, Cedar Mountain, San Rafael Swell, San Rafael Reef, Capitol Reef National Monument, Henry Mountains, Cockscomb Ridge, La Sal Mountains, Abajo Mountains, and Monument Valley south to Northern Arizona.