Erika and I photographed this Mylitta Crescent along a logging road along Kennedy Flats west of Olympia in Mason County on 25 July 2020. Although common in western North America, from southwestern Canada well into Mexico, this sighting is our first for this species. They are ubiquitous in the Pacific Northwest in disturbed habitats. They breed and feed in thistles, so their larvae help regulate thistle populations. Mylitta was an ancient Babylonian goddess of fertility and is a good name for this multiple-brooded butterfly (
Kelly Brenner).
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