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Shining Hairstreak butterfly

(c) Paul G. Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Paul G. Johnson

Shining Hairstreak butterfly

Erynnis brizo

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Plants that support Shining Hairstreak butterfly

3 plants

Blue oak

Quercus douglasii

moderate

tree

Larvae feed on oak foliage; overwinter as pupae

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Leather Oak

Quercus durata

high

shrub

Caterpillars feed on oak foliage during growing season

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

moderate

annual

Adult forager; early season nectar source

Bay Area nativeKeystone species