Eastern tailed blue
Everes comyntas
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Tiny blue butterfly with orange tail spots. Caterpillars feed on native legumes; prolific pollinator for bean family wildflowers in open gardens.
Plants that support Eastern tailed blue
3 plants
American Deervetch
Vicia americana
vine
Multiple broods annually; larval development on host plant
Bay Area native
Sky Lupine
Lupinus nanus
annual
Host plant for multiple generations in favorable years
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Willdenow's Clover
Trifolium willdenovii
annual
Larvae feed on clover flowers and developing seed pods
Bay Area native