Washington Butterflies

Butterfly Photos from Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens

by Jeffrey Pippen

The following pages contain photos I took with a Nikon CoolPix 4500 digital camera on a hiking/butterflying trip to Mt. Rainier & Mt. St. Helens 8-11 August, 2004.

Many thanks go to Bill Gendron, Norbert Kondla, Bob Pyle, James Scott, Steve Spomer, and Ray Stanford for ID assistance -- those blues & frits are fun out west ... Enjoy!

Page 1: Papilionids, Pierids, Nymphalids, Hesperiids (Swallowtails, Whites, Brushfoots, and Skippers)


Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier, WA
9 Aug 2004
#1455

Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1516
Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1471

Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Hwy 706 1/4 mi W of Nisqually entrance
Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1587
Pine White (Neophasia menapia), male
Ohanapecosh Visitor Center, Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1721

Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Ohanapecosh Visitor Center, Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1718
Pine White (Neophasia menapia), female
Ohanapecosh Visitor Center, Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1717

Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
Roadside 3km SW of Paradise, Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1649
Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
Roadside 3km SW Paradise, Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1672

Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia), male
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier, WA
9 Aug 2004
#1548

Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis), female
Roadside 3km SW of Paradise, Mt. Rainier
#1662 (same individual)

Mormon Fritillary (S. mormonia), female
Roadside 3km SW of Paradise, Mt. Rainier
#1663

Coronis Fritillary (S. coronis), female
Roadside 3km SW of Paradise, Mt. Rainier
#1674

Mormon Fritillary
(Speyeria mormonia)
female
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
#1519 (same individual)

'Tacoma' Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea rainieri)
AKA Purplish Fritillary (Boloria montinus)
Paradise, Mt. Rainier
8 Aug 2004
#1374
same individual
#1372

'Tacoma' Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea rainieri)
AKA Purplish Fritillary (Boloria montinus)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1554
same individual
#1555

Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore) Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore chermocki)
Reflection Lakes, Mt. Rainier
#1707


Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha colonia)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1537
Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha colonia)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1531

Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
Kautz Creek near Paradise Rd., Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1626
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Roadside 3km SW of Paradise, Mt. Rainier
10 Aug 2004
#1683

California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier, WA
9 Aug 2004
#1512
California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier, WA
9 Aug 2004
#1429

Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
Roadside 3km SW of Paradise, Mt. Rainier, WA
10 Aug 2004
#1652
Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
Sunshine Point, Mt. Rainier, WA
10 Aug 2004
#1615

Woodland Skipper Woodland Skipper
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
Westport Light S.P., Grays Harbor Co., WA
8 Aug 2004
#1349
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
Hwy 706 1/4 mi W of Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004
#1608

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Created on August 15, 2004 | Updated on Jan 9, 2008 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com