Size: Up to 1 inch wingspan

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Key ID features: Compact, rounded wings. Above orange and brown, males with small stigmata. HW below brown with neat arc of yellow bars forming a curved band, and one or two additional light spots near wing base.

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Similar species: HW pattern below is somewhat similar to Sonoran Skipper, which has longer, narrower wings and HW spots that are more rounded and less distinct.

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Host plant: Grass species, especially fescues, including Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), red fescue (Festuca rubra) and Roemer's fescue (Festuca roemeri).

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Habitat: Ponderosa pine openings, Ceanothus patches. 

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Range:  Coastal Curry County, Cascade Siskiyou National Monument.

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Season: Mid-May to early August

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Abundance: Rare 

 

Conservation Status: Federal Species of Concern; designated Imperiled in Oregon