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.