Edith's checkerspot butterfly
Occidryas editha
Insect
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Federal: Threatened, CA: Endangered
Listed under ESA; California populations endangered; multiple subspecies with varying conservation status
Plants that support Edith's checkerspot butterfly
5 plants
Dotseed Plantain
Plantago erecta
annual
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Royal Penstemon
Penstemon speciosus
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bearberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
annual
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Sticky Chinese Houses
Collinsia tinctoria
annual
Foliage
Bay Area native