Idaho Facts

The Northern part of Idaho (Panhandle and Clearwater Regions) fall in the Pacific Time Zone while the Southern part falls in the Mountain Time Zone

Idaho State Insect:  Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)


Idaho State Fish:  Cutthroat trout


Idaho State Bird:  Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia)


Idaho State Horse:  The Appaloosa


Idaho State Tree:  The Western White Pine (Pinus Monticola pinaceae)


Idaho State Gem Stone:  The Idaho Star Garnet


Idaho State Flower:  The Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii)


Idaho State Fossil: The Hagerman Horse Fossil (species Equus simplicidens originally described as Plesippus shoshonensis)


Idaho State Fruit:  The Huckleberry (species are native to Idaho)


Idaho State Vegetable:  The Potato


Idaho State Raptor:  The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)