California ringlet butterfly
Coenonympha california
CA: Threatened
California state threatened species
Small brown butterfly with orange-ringed eyespots on hindwings. Caterpillars feed on native grasses in coastal sage habitat. Presence indicates healthy native grassland areas in Bay Area gardens.
Plants that support California ringlet butterfly
26 plants
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus
shrub
Larval Host
Goldeneggs
Taraxia ovata
perennial herb
Larval Host
Small Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila heterophylla
annual
Larval Host
Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
perennial herb
Larval Host
American Garlic
Allium unifolium
geophyte
Nectar
Blow wives
Achyrachaena mollis
annual
Larval Host
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
geophyte
Nectar
California Hoptree
Ptelea crenulata
shrub
Larval Host
California Phacelia
Phacelia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
California goldfields
Lasthenia californica
annual
Nectar
Common Meadow foam
Limnanthes douglasii
annual
Nectar
Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides
perennial herb
Nectar
Cupido Mariposa Lily
Calochortus uniflorus
perennial herb
Larval Host
Exserted Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta
annual
Nectar
Glandular Layia
Layia glandulosa
perennial herb
Larval Host
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta subsp. lutescens
annual
Nectar
Jeweled Onion
Allium serra
geophyte
Larval Host
Kellogg's Yampah
Perideridia kelloggii
perennial herb
Pollen
Menzies' fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia
annual
Larval Host
Mock Heather
Ericameria ericoides
perennial herb
Larval Host
Naked Buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Old Man's Whiskers
Geum triflorum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Seep Monkeyflower
Erythranthe guttata
annual
Nectar
Sky Lupine
Lupinus nanus
annual
Nectar
Soap Plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
geophyte
Nectar
Woodbalm
Lepechinia calycina
shrub
Nectar