Behr's
Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
Size: 0.8 - 1.0 inches wingspan
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Key ID features: Both sexes orange-brown above. Below, gray-brown with white edged black markings against gray on HW. FW below mousy brown with small submarginal spot bands. Very short stubby tails or no tails.
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Similar species: May be confused with a Hedgerow HS, which has more prominent, white-tipped tails, with an adjacent blue patch and a darker brown ground color.
Host plant: Antelope bitterbrush (Purshiana tridentata).
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Habitat: Shrub-steppe, canyons, riparian areas, canyons, oak-pine forests. ​
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Range: Siskiyou Mtns, east slope of Cascades, and most of Oregon east of the Cascades except for Blue Mtns.
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Season: Early May to early September
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Abundance: Common
Conservation Status: Secure