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Bernardino dotted-blue butterfly

Euphilotes battoides

Federal: Endangered, CA: Endangered

Listed under ESA; found only in San Bernardino County, California

Plants that support Bernardino dotted-blue butterfly

3 plants

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

critical

shrub

Specialist host plant for larval development

Bay Area native

Naked Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum

critical

perennial herb

Larvae feed on inflorescences; key host plant for population persistence

Bay Area native

Sulfur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme

critical

perennial herb

Primary larval host plant; caterpillars feed on flower buds and developing inflorescences

Bay Area native