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Maia moth

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Maia moth

Hemileuca maia

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Plants that support Maia moth

Full SunPart ShadeFull Shade

DroughtLowModerateRegular

GroundcoverSmallMediumLargeTree

MeadowWoodlandDroughtContainer

Deer resistantContainer friendlyFragrantPrized for flowersShow unavailable plants

2 plants

California Live-oak

Quercus chrysolepis

moderate

tree

Larval host plant; caterpillars feed on oak foliage

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Cottonwood

Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii

moderate

tree

Larval host plant; caterpillars gregarious feeders on cottonwood foliage

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Data from iNaturalist, GloBI, Calscape, and local nursery inventories

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