Size: Up to 1.75 inch wingspan

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Note: this species, formerly assumed to be a west-side segregate of Great Basin Wood Nymph, was recently clarified by DNA analysis to be a distinct species.

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Key ID features:  Above grayish-brown usually with two eye spots on FW.  Below, striated chocolate brown with one to several small eyespots on HW, two eyespots on FW, lower spot usually noticeably smaller than upper spot. Dark median line on HW sometimes indistinct, less erratically jagged than on Small Wood Nymph.

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Similar species: Great Basin Wood Nymph is slightly larger, more grayish below, with more prominent HW median bands below, and HW median line more distinct and jagged.  Small Wood Nymph is typically somewhat smaller and darker, with more distinct and more jagged VHW median line, and usually with significantly smaller lower eyespot.

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Host plant: Undetermined grass species.

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Habitat: Openings in forested habitats, and along forest roads in foothills and mountains.   

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Range: West slope of the Cascades in Linn, Lane, Douglas,and Jackson counties.

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Season: Late July to late September

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Abundance: Locally common 

 

Conservation Status: Secure