[Butterflies of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Red Admirable

Vanessa atalanta

Red Admirable: Vanessa atalanta

A red admirable nectaring on spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa) along a steeply ascending old pack trail that heads uphill to the northwest from the uppermost part of the upper basin loop of the South Fork Tieton River Trail #1120, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 21, 2016.

Paul Slichter