[Mariposa Lilies and Star Tulips: The Genus Calochortus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Howell's mariposa as seen in open forest on serpentine soils near Deer Creek Center to the west of Selma, Oregon...........July 13, 2012.

Howell's mariposa as seen in open forest on serpentine soils near Deer Creek Center to the west of Selma, Oregon...........July 13, 2012. In addition to the beetles, domestic honey bees were busy visiting this species.