[Butterflies of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Ochre Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia ampelos

Ochre Ringlet: Coenonympha tullia ampelos - Ochre Ringlet: Coenonympha tullia ampelos

An ochre ringlet observed at left along the old railroad trail on the east bank of the Deschutes River about a mile and one-half upstream from the Columbia River, Deschutes River State Recreation Area.........November 12, 2017. The photo at right shows an ochre ringlet on the flowers of creek dogwood (Cornus sericea) as seen on slopes above the Klickitat River a few miles upstream from Klickitat, WA....April 29, 2021.

Paul Slichter