Skip to main content

California Sister

Adelpha californica

Large, striking butterfly with black wings, white band, and orange hindwing patches. Feeds on native oak trees; presence indicates healthy native plant habitat in Bay Area gardens.

Plants that support California Sister

1 plants

California Live-oak

Quercus chrysolepis

moderate

tree

Larval host plant; caterpillars feed on oak foliage May-Aug

Bay Area nativeKeystone species