Speyeria zerene hippolyta
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Speyeria zerene hippolyta, the Oregon silverspot, is a threatened butterfly that is found in the U.S. states of California and Oregon. It is a subspecies of Speyeria zerene.
Speyeria zerene hippolyta
Tray of Speyeria zerene hippolyta butterfly specimens ("Oregon Silverspot" by born1945, 2012.)
Oregon silverspot habitat ("Nestucca Bay Landscape" by Brent Lawrence / USFWS, 2017.)
Oregon silverspot release at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge by Ann Walker and a volunteer. ("Nestucca Bay" by Brent Lawrence / USFWS, 2017.)
Oregon Zoo
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The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in Washington Park, approximately 2 miles southwest of downtow
Speyeria zerene hippolyta
…stop-gap measure" is underway. A team consisting of the Oregon Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lewis and Clark College and the Oregon Zoo gather female butterflies for captive rearing. The captive-rearing projects are underway at the college and the Oregon Zoo in Portland and the Woodland…
Main entrance in January 2024.
Washington Park was known as City Park until 1909. Charles M. Meyers was the first park keeper and he transformed the wilderness area into a park filled with drives, walkways, gardens, lawns and a zoo.
The Continuity of Life Forms, a 1959 mosaic by Willard Martin, is one of the many artworks at the zoo.
The Washington Park and Zoo Railway's Zooliner train.