Rocky Mountain Apollo

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Christine Young

Lion

It's so pretty with those tiny, red spots. Posted 6 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  I don't think I've seen these before, but they were everywhere yesterday. They do not like to sit still.... I must have seen a hundred at least, but about three were stationary long enough to even try to get a photo. The Wiki makes it sound like they are only in the Rockies... but their range includes the Cascades, especially up here in Washington. The other local species P. clodius doesn't have any red spots on it's forewings. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    So many! Wow, that's fantastic! Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a series, morpheme! Posted 6 years ago

The Rocky Mountain parnassian

''Parnassius smintheus'', the Rocky Mountain parnassian or Rocky Mountain apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly found in the Rocky Mountains throughout the United States and Canada. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus of the swallowtail family . The butterfly ranges in color from white to pale yellow-brown, with red and black markings that indicate to predators it is unpalatable.

''Parnassius smintheus'' primarily feeds on the leaves of the ''Sedum lanceolatum'' plant as larvae and.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by morpheme