margined white butterfly on Sitka valerian

July 10, 2007 • Bald Mountain Ridge, Mt. Hood Wilderness • Hood River County, Oregon

Coordinates: 45.39741,-121.73923 (click for map)
margined white butterfly on Sitka valerian (Pieris marginalis, Valeriana sitchensis) [Bald Mountain Ridge, Mt. Hood Wilderness, Hood River County, Oregon]
Filename: 20070710-164458.jpg 1964x1473 pixels, f3.5 @ 1/60 sec
Pieris marginalis, Valeriana sitchensis

I had to resort to using my camera's flash for this one, but it came out surprisingly well, maybe because both the butterfly and the flower are already white.

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