Lower Bridge, Jefferson County, Metolius River near Camp Sherman. 6/9/22
Lower Bridge, Jefferson County, Metolius River near Camp Sherman. 6/9/22
Lower Bridge, Jefferson County, Metolius River near Camp Sherman. 6/9/22
Notes: This species was recently split from the Spring Azure group by Caitlin LaBar and others. It can sometimes be found among puddle parties of Echo Azure. The host plants appear to be Red Osier Dogwood and possibly Oceanspray. See: https://zenodo.org/record/6502157, https://northwestbutterflies.blogspot.com/2022/04/introducing-new-butterfly-species.html, and https://www.butterfliesoforegon.com/post/a-boy-and-his-butterfly).
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