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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes
Image of a Melissa's blue butterfly.
These tiny Melissa's blue butterflies can be seen in the spring and early summer.

Click on the butterfly image to learn more about the many butterflies found at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Inventories of other insects found at the monument have yet to be completed.

 

Park ranger in the field  

Did You Know?
Paleobotanical field work helps scientists at the John Day Fossil Beds learn about ancient climates.

Last Updated: August 24, 2006 at 14:35 EST