[Butterflies West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

A female makah copper as seen in a coastal bog along the Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park.........July 26, 2014.

A female (left) and male (right) makah copper on Douglas' gentian (Gentiana douglasiana) in a coastal bog along the Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park.........July 26, 2014. Adult butterflies nectar on the rare Douglas' gentian (Gentiana douglasiana - shown here) and upon burnet (Sangusorba sp.). On the Olympic coast, eggs are typically laid on cranberries or bog bilberries (Vaccinium sp.).