female blue (?) butterfly

August 4, 2006 • Round-the-Mountain Trail, Mt. Adams Wilderness • Yakima County, Washington

Coordinates: 46.14477,-121.48192 (click for map)
female blue (?) butterfly [Round-the-Mountain Trail, Mt. Adams Wilderness, Yakima County, Washington]
Filename: 20060804-114020.jpg 1437x1078 pixels, f4.0 @ 1/500 sec
I'm never sure about the specific identification of the "blue" butterflies; the fact that this one is brown suggests that it's female, possibly a "Greenish Blue."

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