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Pink-edged Sulpher (mating)

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Field Notes

Description:

I spotted these two Pink-edged Sulphers on the Zig-Zag trail at Mt. Hood.

Habitat:

They were pollinating alpine aster (Aster alpinus).

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Comments (2)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
dominique.eghlidi, I love your Butterfly collection, I know Oregon is gorgeous but I never knew it had so many beautiful Butterflies/Skippers. Thank you for sharing.

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2014

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