Hoffmann's checkerspot butterfly on pussypaws

June 30, 2012 • Devil's Kitchen Trail, Lassen Volcanic National Park • Plumas County, California

Coordinates: 40.44206,-121.42795 (click for map)
Hoffmann's checkerspot butterfly on pussypaws (Chlosyne hoffmanni, Calyptridium monospermum (Cistanthe monosperma)) [Devil's Kitchen Trail, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Plumas County, California]
Filename: 20120630-103138.jpg 2448x3264 pixels, ISO 80, f4.5 @ 1/640 sec
Chlosyne hoffmanni, Calyptridium monospermum (Cistanthe monosperma)

I don't normally take photos from eye-level looking down on flowers, but I love the symmetry with the butterfly here.

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