Western Pygmy Blue butterfly
Brephidium exilis
Insect
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CA Special Concern
Western Pygmy Blue butterfly; California species of special concern
Plants that support Western Pygmy Blue butterfly
9 plants
Alkali Seaheath
Frankenia salina
perennial herb
Larval Host
American Glasswort
Salicornia pacifica
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Beach Saltbush
Atriplex leucophylla
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Big Saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
shrub
Larval Host
Bush Seepweed
Suaeda nigra
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Sea Purslane
Sesuvium verrucosum
perennial herb
Larval Host
California Sagebrush
Artemisia californica
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Fleshy Jaumea
Jaumea carnosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Telegraph weed
Heterotheca grandiflora
annual
Larval Host
Bay Area native