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White lorquin's admiral butterfly

Limenitis bredowii

Plants that support White lorquin's admiral butterfly

4 plants

Blue oak

Quercus douglasii

moderate

tree

Larvae feed on oak leaves; multiple generations Apr-Sep

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

moderate

tree

Larval host plant; caterpillars feed on oak foliage during spring emergence and summer

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

high

tree

Caterpillar host plant for larval development

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Western Chinkapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

moderate

tree

Caterpillar food plant for spring-summer generations

Bay Area native