Callophrys johnsoni

Size: 1.25 - 1.5 inches wingspan

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Key ID features:  Above both sexes brown.  Below chocolate brown. Long tails on HW. White median line containing flattened "W" near white-tipped tails, and submarginal row of black spots (sometimes vague) along half of trailing margin of HW.

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Similar species: Thicket HS has more prominent "W" in white median line, is blue above, and submarginal spots on HW below run entire length of trailing margin.

Host plant: Dwarf mistletoes that grow on Western Hemlock and Grand fir (in the Cascade Range) and on Ponderosa Pine (in the Blue Mountains). 

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Habitat: Clearings in old growth coniferous forest (Ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, western hemlock, grand fir). ​

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Range: Cascade Range, Siskiyou Mtns, and in the Blue Mtns in Baker and Union counties.

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Season: Mid-May to early September

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Abundance: Uncommon

Conservation Status: Oregon State Species of Concern