Olive Hemileuca moth
Hemileuca oliviae
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Mottled olive and black moth with white spots. Bay Area native; caterpillars feed on native rubber rabbitbrush; supports nocturnal predators.
Plants that support Olive Hemileuca moth
2 plants
Big Squirreltail
Elymus multisetus
grass
Larvae feed on Elymus species in spring; critical early season host plant
Bay Area native
Inland Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
grass
Larval host plant for endemic California moth species in alkaline areas
Bay Area native