Size: Up to 2 inch wingspan

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Key ID features: Above very dark brown with a few narrow white bars and spots on FW. Bars and spots translucent.  Below similar to above, dark brown with with a few narrow tan or off-white bars and spots on FW. 

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Similar species: Western Cloudywing flies notably faster, perches on rocks, has shorter white sub-cell bar in FW.

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Host plant: Many legume species, but often associated with Lotus crassifolius in Oregon.

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Habitat: Canyons, clearings and flowery flatlands.   

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Range: Cascade Range, Eastern Blue Mtns, Wallowa Mtns, Siskiyou Mtns, Klamath Mtns, Warner Mtns.

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Season: Late April to mid-July

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Abundance: Common 

 

Conservation Status: Secure