Size: Up to 1.4 inch wingspan

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Key ID features:  Medium gray-brown above and below, can have orange iridescence when fresh.  Male with dark brown stigmata on FW, female with vague small white spots on both wings, above and below.

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Similar species: No other Oregon skipper is this shade of brown and relatively unmarked.

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Host plant: Sedges (Carex).

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Habitat: Moist areas including roadsides, meadows, riparian areas, seeps. 

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Range:  West of the Cascade Range crest.

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Season: Late May to early September

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Abundance: Common

 

Conservation Status: Secure