Clodius Parnassian

Last week Saturday we went on a hike with the Washington Native Orchid Society, looking for a very rare native orchid that was reported to grow near Lake Elizabeth, a small mountain lake south of Skykomish, Washington. We did not find the orchid but we did find this beautiful butterfly whose common name and scientific name are almost exactly the same. The butterfly is a Clodius Parnassian or Parnassius clodius.

The story of our hike can be found here along with more pictures: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/08/lake-elizab...