Leona’s Little Blue butterfly is endemic to Oregon, only found in a small area, roughly six square miles, of pumice fields east of Crater Lake. It is so tiny, with a wingspan of <.75 inches. It is easy to identify, there is nothing else that looks like it. Leona Land, Klamath County, Oregon 42.87053, -121.84761…

The Thicket Hairstreak is a true forest butterfly, spending most of it’s time up in the trees. I have a hard time finding butterflies that do that. These are most likely male, as they were puddling. W Boundary Road, Klamath County, Oregon 42.87051, -121.84763 At a mud puddle where Sand Creek crosses the road July…

While I was at the site photographing this, I thought it was either a Cascade or Columbia Blue. But when I got home and looked at it, I was pretty sure it was not either of those. But after carefully looking at all the maps and checking the counties in Oregon Butterfly Records, it could…

Apparently the Behr’s Hairstreak are quite abundant, but I had never seen one before. Look for them on bitterbrush in hot dusty terrain, along roads and edges of the forest. I found these at the puddle located along the highline path, and it was quite hot and dusty. They also occur in Washington, but in…