Identification
Adult: forewing a mix of pale yellow, light brown, dark brown, and black; dark brown or black area around reniform spot and descending to ST line; pale apical patch, black basal dash, and black shading in terminal area; lower end of reniform spot filled with black; orbicular spot oval, diagonal; AM and PM lines black, zigzagged; ST line white, smooth; outer margin scalloped; hindwing white with indistinct discal spot, thin terminal line, slightly wavy outer margin
Range
British Columbia to California, east to Arizona and Colorado, north to Saskatchewan
Habitat
wet coniferous forests in mountains, and riparian forests at lower elevations
Food
larvae feed on foliage of Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus), Snowbrush (Ceanothus velutinus)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 12 February, 2006 - 8:56pm
Additional contributions by
Steve MorrisLast updated 9 February, 2022 - 12:09pm