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Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Indra Swallowtail butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Illinois River Rd, Josephine Co, April 24 Indra Swallowtail Papilio indra Size: 2.25 - 2.5 inches wingspan Key ID features: Upperside mostly black with narrow band of yellow on forewing, stubby tails, blue patches on black band near hindwing margin. Underside almost identical to upper side, with paler black. Similar species: Anise Swallowtail has much less black on forewing and longer tails. Host plant: Wild members of the parsley family. Habitat: Dry canyons, riverbanks and roadsides, hilltops, rocky desert washes. Range: Blue Mtns, northern portion of Cascade Mtns on east side, Steens Mtn, and Klamath Mtns. Season: Late March - mid-August Abundance: Uncommon Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Arctic Skipper. Gallery Prev Next Lookout Cr Rd, Lane Co, May 26 Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus skada Size: Up to 1 inch wingspan Key ID features: Small and boldly marked . Above dark brown with many light orange patches on both wings. Below FW light orange with brown patches, HW darker orange with white or pale yellow spots with dark rims. Similar species: No other similar species (small skipper with orange spots on brown wings) in Oregon. Host plant: Grass species. Habitat: Forest openings, grassy meadows, streambanks, riparian areas--usually near water. Range: NE Blue Mtns, Wallowa Mtns, Cascade Range, northern Coast Range, and isolated Coast Range populations in Coos and Benton counties. Season: Mid-April to early August Abundance: Common Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Lindsey's Skipper butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Kinney Cr Rd, Jackson Co, May 28 Lindsey's Skipper Hesperia lindseyi Size: Up to 1.25 inch wingspan Key ID features: Above, bright orange. Female relatively unmarked, male with vague dark borders, narrow stigmata on FW. Below greenish tan with disjointed white (female) or yellowish (male) spot bands--spots angular, veins lined with pale (not bright) scales. Similar species: Sandhill Skipper smaller, with larger light areas below. Uncas Skipper range does not overlap. Host plant: Lupines, grasses, oaks. Habitat: Oak woodland and dry shrubby habitats with grasses. Range: Jackson County and Josephine counties, southern Klamath County, Warner Mtns. Season: Early June to mid-July Abundance: Locally common Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Lareg Marble butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Hat Point Rd, Wallowa Co, June 30 Large Marble Euchloe ausonides Size: Up to 1.75 inches wingspan Key ID features: Above, milk-white with black pattern on FW tip and narrow black bar in forewing cell, sometimes with light white scaling. Below, bold green marbling with yellow wash against white background and yellow veins. Similar species: California Marble and Desert Marble are smaller. California Marble has pearly or shiny look to white areas on VHW, and green marbling is often darker. Desert Marble lacks white scaling on forewing cell bar, and DFW tip markings often black rather than dark gray. Host plant: Many cruciferous species. Habitat: Open montane and foothill slopes, dry meadows and canyons, sage steppe habitats. Range: All of eastern Oregon and southwestern Oregon south of Douglas County. Season: Late March to late July Abundance: Common Conservation Status: Secure

Directory with photos and links for all of Oregon's brushfoot family butterflies. Brushfoot Butterflies Click photo for more details Monarch Monarch Danaus plexippus Zerene Fritillary Argynnis zerene Mormon Fritillary Argynnis mormonia American Lady Vanessa virginiensis Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis l-album Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis Chalcedona Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona Sagebrush Checkerspot Chlosyne acastus Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocyta Sylvan Wood Nymph Cercyonis silvestris Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Callippe Fritillary Argynnis callippe Viceroy Viceroy Limenitis archippus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica Green Comma Polygonia faunus Snowberry Checkerspot Euphydryas colon Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne palla Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella Small Wood Nymph Cercyonis oetus Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore Great Basin Fritillary Argynnis egleis Weidemeyer's Admiral Limenitis weidemeyerii West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa Gray Buckeye Junonia grisea Anicia Checkerspot Euphydryas anicia California Crescent Phyciodes orseis Common Ringlet Coenonympha california Common Alpine Erebia epipsodea Great Spangled Fritillary Argynnis cybele Northwestern Fritillary Argynnis hesperis Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus Gillett's Checkerspot Euphydryas gillettii Leanira Checkerspot Chlosyne leanira Pale Crescent Phyciodes pallida Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala Riding's Satyr Neominois ridingsii Coronis Fritillary Argynnis coronis Hydaspe Fritillary Argynnis hydaspe California Sister Adelpha californica Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti Oreas Comma Polygonia oreas Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas editha Hoffmann's Checkerspot Chlosyne hoffmanni Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta Great Basin Wood Nymph Cercyonis sthenele Great Arctic Oeneis nevadensis

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Pale Crescent butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Gert Canyon, Wasco Co, May 4, male Pale Crescent Phyciodes pallida Size: Up to 2 inch wingspan Key ID features: Above, orange patches and bands separated by black, much lighter in males. FW fringes checked, HW fringes white. HW above with submarginal band of small black dots circled with orange. Males especially have squarish black bar at middle of FW trailing edge above . Below white, tan and brown bands and patches. Similar species: Pale Crescent is larger than Field or Mylitta. Mylitta lacks squarish black bar at trailing edge of FW above. Host plant: Thistles including Cirsium undulatum . Habitat: Dry foothill gullies, streamsides and canyons. Range: Lower Deschutes River basin, Snake River basin . Season: Mid-April to early August Abundance: Common Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Northern Blue butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Catherine Cr Rd, Wallowa Co, July 8 Northern Blue Plebejus idas Size: 1.0 - 1.25 inch wingspan Key ID features: Male deep violet-blue above with black marginal band and white fringe. Female brown above with scalloped orange marginal band, clearer and bolder on HW. Below, light bluish gray with black spots, with row of marginal spots that are black inwardly, then orange, and outwardly black with a patch of iridescent blue, lighter and less clear on FW. Similar species: Male Acmon and Lupine Blues have orange band on HW above, and females of those species have no orange on FW above. Melissa Blue has brighter orange borders and bolder iridescent patches on HW below. Anna's Blues don't occur east of the Cascades in NE Oregon. Host plant: May be using plants in the pea family and/or heath family . Habitat: Moist, cool montane meadows and forest openings, and dry meadows among conifers. Range: Found from Ochocos to Wallowas and Blue Mtns in NE Oregon. Season: Early June to late August Abundance: Common Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Mojave Sootywing butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Ana River, Lake Co, August 1 - female Mojave Sootywing Hesperopsis libya Size: Up to 1.5 inch wingspan Key ID features: Above very dark brown with several white spots or bars on FW (bolder on female). Below deep brown-black with a few white spots near the tip of the FW. Below, HW has several white patches or bars, with a single spot close to wing base. Similar species: Common Sootywing is smaller and darker, with white face. Host plant: Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens ) and related shrubs. Habitat: Hot, dry sage and alkali flats, often near waterbody. Range: Southern half of Lake, Harney and Malheur counties. Season: Late July to early August Abundance: Uncommon Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Sagebrush Checkerspot butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Big Indian Gorge, Harney Co, June 20 - male Sagebrush Checkerspot Chlosyne acastus Size: Up to 1.75 inch wingspan Key ID features: Male above, bands of pale orange and yellow-orange, separated by black lines, crescents and checks . Basal 1/3 of HW above sometimes black with little orange. Male often lighter than female above. Below bands of chalk-white and brick red with black veins and edges. More white below than other similar species. Similar species: Northern Checkerspot darker above, and with off-white rather than white below. Host plant: Several species including green rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ), gray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa ), desert yellow fleabane (Erigeron linearis ) and asters in the genus Dieteria . Habitat: Sage desert, pinyon-juniper savanna, washes, gulches, canyons and brushy flats. Range: Mostly below 5000 feet in SE Oregon deserts, and below 3000 feet in Columbia and Snake r iver basins . Season: Late April to late June Abundance: Common Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the California Marble butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Illinois River, Josephine Co, May 5 California Marble Euchloe hyantis AKA Pearly Marble Size: 1.25 - 1.5 inches wingspan Key ID features: Above, off-white with dark gray pattern on FW tip and narrow black bar in forewing cell with no white scaling. Below, dark green marbling with minimal yellowish wash against pearly white background and yellow veins. Similar species: Large Marble is notably larger. Desert Marble lacks pearly or shiny look to white areas between darker green marbling below, and is not found in Josephine County. Host plant: Streptanthus (Jewel-flower) and possibly Arabis and Draba species. Habitat: Open montane and foothill slopes, dry meadows and canyons. Range: Primarily found in Josephine County near Jewel-flower. Season: Mid-March to early June Abundance: Common Conservation Status: Secure

Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Garita Skipperling butterfly. Gallery Prev Next Izzee Rd Meadow, Grant Co, June 29 Garita Skipperling Oarisma garita Size: Up to 1 inch wingspan Key ID features: Small and triangular . Above, dark brown with brassy sheen, and veins that look darker than wings. Below lighter orange-brown, veins lighter than ground color. Similar species: No other similar species in Oregon. Host plant: Grass and sedge species. Habitat: Montane mid-elevation grasslands, moist pastures, weedy marshes and fields. Range: Grassy areas north and west of Wallowa Mtns. Season: Early June to early August Abundance: Uncommon Conservation Status: Secure