Propertius Duskywing
Erynnis propertius
Small dark brown skipper butterfly with faint pattern and white fringe. Caterpillars feed on Gambel oak and related species in Bay Area foothills. Presence indicates native oak woodland habitat health.
Plants that support Propertius Duskywing
22 plants
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea
shrub
Larval Host
Chaparral Pea
Pickeringia montana var. montana
shrub
Larval Host
Oregon White Oak
Quercus garryana
tree
Larval Host
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Larval Host
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
shrub
Larval Host
Yerba Buena
Clinopodium douglasii
perennial herb
Larval Host
American Garlic
Allium unifolium
geophyte
Nectar
Baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii
annual
Nectar
Big Deervetch
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
perennial herb
Foliage
California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
perennial herb
Foliage
Chaparral Sunflower
Helianthella californica
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
tree
Larval Host
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
shrub
Nectar
Early Harvest Brodiaea
Brodiaea coronaria
geophyte
Nectar
Fern-leaved Lomatium
Lomatium dissectum
perennial herb
Nectar
Great Camas
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii
perennial herb
Nectar
Hooker's Onion
Allium acuminatum
geophyte
Nectar
Interior Goldenbush
Ericameria linearifolia
shrub
Larval Host
Narrowleaf mule ears
Wyethia angustifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
perennial herb
Nectar
Scytheleaf Onion
Allium falcifolium
geophyte
Larval Host
Woodbalm
Lepechinia calycina
shrub
Nectar