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    Bonus butterfly posts of some of my favorite sightings after a great year of seeing butterflies. #2 of 6.  Capturing a butterfly in flight is so often a goal.  The flight of this Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) through what appears to be a lavendar forest in Bend, Oregon and the deep contrasts made this one of my year end favorites.
    A fritillary butterfly forages in a field in the Ochoco Mountains of Central Oregon.  Around 100 species of this butterfly are found worldwide with around 30 in the US.
    The color connection between a butterfly and a flower occurs too regularly to consider it a coincidence.  I strongly suspect that a protection  against predators attracts butterflies like this Juba Skipper (HESPERIA JUBA) at Belknap Hot Springs in the Cental Oregon Cascade Mountains to a flower with similar markings and colors.  #butterfly #butterflies #theNWadventure #outdoorphotographer #oregonexplored #nwadventurephoto #pnwisbeautiful #pacificnorthwest #bestofnorthwest #oregonnw #oregonofusa #oregonadventures #outinoregon #bestoforegon #oregon_of_usa #naturaloregon #ItsYourOregon #Oregon_Wandering #canon_photos #flower #flowerstagram #flowersofinstagram #floral #flowermagic #flowerslovers #flowerpower #instaflower #blossom #blooms #instaflowers