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Plants that support Slender Clearwing

4 plants

American-hemp

Apocynum cannabinum

moderate

perennial herb

Larvae feed on apocynum species; multiple generations in California

Bay Area native

Bleeding-heart

Dicentra formosa

moderate

perennial herb

Larvae feed on Dicentra formosa foliage; adults visit flowers for nectar

Bay Area native

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

moderate

shrub

Larval food plant; caterpillars feed on foliage in spring-early summer

Bay Area native

Southern honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

moderate

shrub

Hawkmoth feeding on honeysuckle flowers

Bay Area native