Dainty Sulfur
Nathalis iole
Insect
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Tiny yellow butterfly with dark wing tips and spots. Year-round Bay Area resident; caterpillars feed on mustards; gardens primary habitat.
Plants that support Dainty Sulfur
4 plants
Bigelow's Sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Blue Flax
Linum lewisii
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
California Brickellbush
Brickellia californica
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Western ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native