[Butterflies of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Western Meadow Fritillary

Boloria epithore chermocki

Western Meadow Fritillary: Boloria epithore chermocki on Eucephalus ledophyllus

What appears to be a western meadow fritillary nectaring on a cascade aster in Dark Meadows, Dark Divide, northern Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........July 3, 2015.

Dorsal view of Western Meadow Fritillary: Boloria epithore chermocki - Ventral view of Western Meadow Fritillary: Boloria epithore chermocki

Ventral view of Western Meadow Fritillary: Boloria epithore chermocki - Ventral view of Western Meadow Fritillary: Boloria epithore chermocki

Dorsal view of Western Meadow Fritillary: Boloria epithore chermocki

Additional views of the upper and lower wing details of a western meadow fritillary as seen at Bottle Prairie, Mount Hood National Forest........July 17, 2016.

Paul Slichter