Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Medium butterfly with yellow or white wings and orange-rimmed black hindwing spots. Caterpillars feed on clover and alfalfa. Multi-brooded fast-flying pollinator common in Bay Area open spaces.
Plants that support Orange Sulphur
28 plants
American Deervetch
Vicia americana
vine
Larval Host
American Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
perennial herb
Larval Host
Chilean Bird's-foot Trefoil
Acmispon wrangelianus
annual
Larval Host
Delta Tule Pea
Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus
perennial herb
Foliage
Willdenow's Clover
Trifolium willdenovii
annual
Larval Host
American birdsfoot trefoil
Acmispon americanus
annual
Larval Host
Beach Suncup
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia
perennial herb
Larval Host
Beggar-ticks
Bidens frondosa
annual
Nectar
Bicolored lupine
Lupinus bicolor
annual
Larval Host
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Nectar
California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
California Buttercup
Ranunculus californicus var. californicus
perennial herb
Nectar
Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii
annual
Larval Host
Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides
perennial herb
Nectar
Dove Weed
Croton setiger
annual
Larval Host
Eastwood's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa
shrub
Larval Host
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta subsp. lutescens
annual
Nectar
Jeweled Onion
Allium serra
geophyte
Larval Host
Mariposa Lily (Yellow)
Calochortus luteus
geophyte
Nectar
Narrowleaf mule ears
Wyethia angustifolia
perennial herb
Larval Host
Red Maids*
Calandrinia menziesii
annual
Larval Host
Red maids
Calandrinia ciliata
annual
Larval Host
Rod Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria virgata subsp. pleurocarpa
annual
Larval Host
Rodeo Rose Arroyo Lupine
Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose'
annual
Larval Host
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Seaside Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Slender Sunflower
Helianthus gracilentus
perennial herb
Larval Host
Vervain
Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida
perennial herb
Larval Host