OREGON: Rogue Valley, Klamath Basin, Crater Lake

Western Black Widow

Latrodectus hesperus, the western black widow spider or western widow, is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female's body is 14–16 mm (1/2 in) in length and is black, often with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the lower abdomen. This "hourglass" mark can be yellow, and on rare occasions, white. The male of the species is ...more ↓

Elegant Sphinx

Sphinx perelegans (elegant sphinx) is a species of hawkmoth. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California and to New Mexico.

Pandora Pinemoth

The Pandora moth or Pandora pinemoth, Coloradia pandora, is an insect belonging to the Coloradia genus of moths. It is native to the western United States. The larvae of the Pandora moth feed on the foliage of several species of pine trees, including the lodgepole, Jeffrey, and ponderosa pines. The larvae populations sometimes reach high enough levels to cause ...more ↓

Western Sheep Moth

The sheep moth, or common sheep moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), is a member of the family Saturniidae of silk moths and is native to western North America. In California, its range is west of the Sierran crest and the mountains of Southern California, ranging near to the coast. The moth is dayflying and appears in summer. It feeds on plants of three genera: ...more ↓

Clodius Parnassian

Parnassius clodius is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in the United States and Canada. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon, the anise swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, which gives the butterfly an overall yellow appearance. There are striking blue spots on the rear edge of the rear wing, and the characteristic tails of the ...more ↓

Pale Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon, the pale swallowtail or pallid swallowtail, is a relatively common swallowtail butterfly found throughout much of the western North America. It is found on the Pacific coast from northern Baja California to southernmost British Columbia, and inland to New Mexico and the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is present from the coast to western Montana, ...more ↓

Western Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio rutulus, the western tiger swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America, frequently seen in urban parks and gardens, as well as in rural woodlands and riparian areas. It is a member of the Papilio genus, of which Papilio appalachiensis and Papilio xuthus are also members. It is a large, brightly colored and active ...more ↓

Common Roadside-Skipper

Amblyscirtes vialis (the common roadside skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia east across southern Canada to Maine and Nova Scotia, south to central California, northern New Mexico, Texas, the Gulf states and northern Florida.

Woodland Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides, the woodland skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia south to southern California, east to Montana, Colorado and Arizona.

American Lady

The American painted lady or American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a butterfly found throughout North America.

Juba Skipper

Hesperia juba, the Juba skipper, Yuba skipper, or jagged-border skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia, south to southern California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and north-western New Mexico.

Propertius Duskywing

Erynnis propertius, the Propertius duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in along the west coast of North America from southern British Columbia south along the Pacific Slope to Baja California Norte.

California Sister

Adelpha californica, the California sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They are common in California, but can also be found in western Nevada and Oregon, as well as in northern Baja California. The upper surfaces of their wings are dark brown to black with wide cream white bands dissecting both wings and two orange patches near the tips of the ...more ↓

Lorquin's Admiral

Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini) is a butterfly in the Nymphalinae subfamily. The butterfly is named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist who came to California from France during the Gold Rush, and made important discoveries on the natural history of the terrain.

Snowberry Checkerspot

Edith's Checkerspot

Edith's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha) is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is a resident species of western North America and among the subspecies, entomologists have long been intrigued by their many phenotypic variations in coloration, wing length, and overall body size. Most populations are monophagous and rely on plants including Plantago erecta ...more ↓

Mylitta Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta, the Mylitta crescent or Mylitta crescentspot, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western North America.

Spotted Spreadwing

Lestes congener is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name spotted spreadwing.

Hoffmann's Checkerspot

Chlosyne hoffmanni, or Hoffmann's checkerspot, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family that is found in western North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the U.S. to Manning Park in British Columbia.

West Coast Lady

The West Coast lady (Vanessa annabella) is one of three North American species of brush-footed butterflies known colloquially as the "painted ladies". V. annabella occurs throughout much of the western US and southwestern Canada. The other two species are the cosmopolitan Vanessa cardui (painted lady) and the eastern Vanessa virginiensis (American painted ...more ↓

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or previously, the red admirable,is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, orange bands, and white spots. It has a wingspan of about 2 inches (5 cm). It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The red admiral is widely distributed across temperate regions of ...more ↓

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui is a well-known colorful butterfly, known as the painted lady, or in North America as the cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange habit of flying in a sort of screw shape.

American Lady

The American painted lady or American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a butterfly found throughout North America.

Pacific Fritillary

Boloria epithore, the Pacific fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western North America from California to British Columbia and Alberta.

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America.

California Tortoiseshell

The California tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Hoary Comma

The hoary comma (Polygonia gracilis) is a species of butterfly, common in boreal North America from Alaska, across southern Canada to New England and the Maritime Provinces and south to New Mexico from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge.

Satyr Comma

Polygonia satyrus, the satyr comma, is a North American butterfly of the nymphalid family. It is primarily found in western Canada, where it is locally common. It bears a resemblance to Polygonia comma, the eastern comma, with which it is frequently confused.

Common Ringlet

Great Arctic

Oeneis nevadensis is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is commonly known as the great Arctic, Nevada Arctic, great grayling, Felder's Arctic, or Pacific Arctic. It is native to northwestern North America.

Great Basin Wood-Nymph

Cercyonis sthenele, the Great Basin wood-nymph, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Callippe Fritillary

Speyeria callippe, the callippe fritillary, is a fritillary from North America.

Great Spangled Fritillary

The great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) is a North American butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

Hydaspe Fritillary

Speyeria hydaspe, the Hydaspe fritillary, is a species of orange-brown butterfly found in the western portions of the United States and Canada. A small fritillary, it usually has cream-colored underwing spots, but the Vancouver Island subspecies has silver spots. It is similar to S. zerene and S. atlantis, but may be distinguished by the smooth and even ...more ↓

Glorious Silverspot

Pacific Fritillary

Boloria epithore, the Pacific fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western North America from California to British Columbia and Alberta.

Monarch

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species. Its ...more ↓

Golden Hairstreak

Habrodais grunus, the golden hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in North America in southern Arizona, Oregon, California and Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodland, canyons and mountain ridges.

Thicket Hairstreak

Callophrys spinetorum, the thicket hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1867. It is found in North America from British Columbia through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico and Mexico and through California to Baja California. The habitat consists of pinyon-juniper forests, mixed woodlands, and coniferous ...more ↓

Nelson's Hairstreak

Callophrys gryneus, the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak, is a butterfly native to North America. It belongs in the family Lycaenidae.

Edith's Copper

Great Copper

Purplish Copper

Tailed Copper

Echo Azure

Celastrina echo, known generally as the echo azure or western azure, is a species of blue in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.

Columbia Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus, the silvery blue, is a small butterfly native to North America. Its upperside is a light blue in males and a dull grayish blue in females. The underside is gray with a single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon the region.

Square-spotted Blue

Euphilotes battoides, the square-spotted blue or buckwheat blue, is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western North America from Washington south to Baja California Norte and then west to southern Colorado and New Mexico.

Dotted Blue

Euphilotes enoptes, the dotted blue, is a species of blue in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.

Western Pygmy-Blue

The western pygmy blue (Brephidium exilis or Brephidium exile) is one of the smallest butterflies in the world and the smallest in North America. It has reached Hawaii, as well as the Persian Gulf, including eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Upperside copper brown with dull blue at the bases of both wings. Underside of hindwing is copper brown ...more ↓

Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme, the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly and in its larval stage as the alfalfa caterpillar, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, where it belongs to the lowland group of "clouded yellows and sulphurs" subfamily Coliadinae. It is found throughout North America from southern Canada to Mexico, but is absent from the central ...more ↓

Sara Orangetip

Anthocharis sara, the Sara orangetip or Pacific orangetip, is a butterfly which ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico.

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae, the small white, is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is also known as the small cabbage white and in New Zealand, simply as white butterfly. The names "cabbage butterfly" and "cabbage white" can also refer to the large white. The butterfly can be distinguished by the white color with small ...more ↓

Western White

Pontia occidentalis, the western white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Western North America.

Spring White

Pontia sisymbrii, the spring white, California white, or Colorado white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in mountainous areas of western Canada and the United States.

Hunt's Bumble Bee

Bombus huntii is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States as far east as Manitoba and Minnesota, and in Mexico as far south as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is known commonly as the Hunt bumblebee or Hunt's bumblebee.

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

Spotted Cucumber Beetle

The spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) is a beetle native to North America. The beetle is also a major agricultural pest insect of North America (see also cucumber beetle).

Great Grig

Cyphoderris monstrosa, known generally as the great grig or monster haglid, is a species of hump-winged cricket in the family Prophalangopsidae. It is found in North America.

Widow Skimmer

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) is one of the group of dragonflies known as king skimmers. The nymphs live in the water, molting and growing until they are ready to emerge from the water and then molting a final time to reveal their wings.

Flame Skimmer

The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.

Variegated Meadowhawk

The variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America.

Black Saddlebags

The black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) is a species of skimmer dragonfly found throughout North America. It has distinctive wings with characteristic black blotches at their proximal ends, which make the dragonfly look as though it is wearing saddlebags.

Common Whitetail

The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance. The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look. Females have a brown body and a different pattern of wing ...more ↓

Spiny Baskettail

The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July.

Variable Darner

The variable darner (Aeshna interrupta) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, native from Alaska through the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland, south to New Hampshire and Michigan in the eastern United States, and to the mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and California in the west. It's named after the distinctive broken stripes on the sides of the thorax of many male ...more ↓

Blue-eyed Darner

The blue-eyed darner (Aeshna multicolor, syn. Rhionaeschna multicolor) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae.

River Jewelwing

Calopteryx aequabilis, the river jewelwing, is a species of broad-winged damselfly. It is one out of the 170 species of the Odonata found from northeastern Alberta to Nova Scotia and south in most of the United States.

California Spreadwing

Archilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae. Like most members of Lestidae, Archliestes rest with their wings spread out. This genus has eight species, the great spreadwing and California spreadwing are the most common and widespread.