mariposa copper butterflies on subalpine fleabane

August 30, 2022west of Cathedral Rock, Alpine Lakes WildernessKittitas County, Washington

Coordinates: 47.55549,-121.14533 (click for map)
mariposa copper butterflies on subalpine fleabane (Lycaena mariposa (Tharsalea mariposa), Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis) [west of Cathedral Rock, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Kittitas County, Washington]
Filename: 20220830-142411.jpg 1824x1368 pixels, ISO 200, f7.1 @ 1/500 sec
Lycaena mariposa (Tharsalea mariposa), Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

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