California ringlet butterfly
Coenonympha california california
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CA: Threatened
California state threatened species (nominate subspecies)
Small tan butterfly with eyespots on wing undersides. Caterpillars feed on native grasses; endemic subspecies indicator of healthy grassland habitats in Bay Area.
Plants that support California ringlet butterfly
1 plants
American birdsfoot trefoil
Acmispon americanus
annual
Uses trefoil as host plant for larval development in California grasslands
Bay Area native