Dainty Sulfur
Nathalis iole
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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
Year-round resident in California; continuous broods on available plants
Bay Area native
Blue Flax
Linum lewisii
perennial herb
Persistent nectarivore; multiple generations throughout warm months
Bay Area native
California Brickellbush
Brickellia californica
shrub
Multi-brooded butterfly using plant as larval host; caterpillars present spring through fall
Bay Area native
Western ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
perennial herb
Migratory butterfly; multiple generations utilize ragweed nectar
Bay Area native