California Patch butterfly
Chlosyne californica
Insect
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Orange and black checkered butterfly with bold black patches. Bay Area native whose caterpillars feed on native thistles; important wildflower pollinator.
Plants that support California Patch butterfly
5 plants
Desert Lavendar
Condea emoryi
perennial herb
Larval Host
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Whispering-bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora
annual
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Apache-beads
Anemopsis californica
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides
tree
Larval Host
Bay Area native