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Gabb's Checkerspot

Chlosyne gabbii

CA: Endangered

California endemic, limited range

Plants that support Gabb's Checkerspot

4 plants

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

high

perennial herb

California endemic; larvae develop on aster species in spring and early summer

Bay Area native

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

high

shrub

Spring emergence larvae utilize young foliage

Bay Area native

Glandular Layia

Layia glandulosa

critical

perennial herb

Critical larval host plant for spring-emerging butterflies

Bay Area native

Telegraph weed

Heterotheca grandiflora

high

annual

Primary larval host plant; caterpillars feed on foliage in spring

Bay Area native