Woodland skipper butterfly
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Small orange-brown skipper with yellow-rimmed hindwing spots. Caterpillars feed on native grasses in shaded woodlands. Multi-brooded flier; presence indicates healthy native understory in Bay Area oak woodland edges.
Plants that support Woodland skipper butterfly
20 plants
Annual Agoseris
Agoseris heterophylla
annual
Larval Host
California Brickellbush
Brickellia californica
shrub
Larval Host
California Hedgenettle
Stachys bullata
perennial herb
Larval Host
Golden aster
Heterotheca sessiliflora
perennial herb
Larval Host
Vinegar-weed
Trichostema lanceolatum
annual
Larval Host
Douglas' Thistle
Cirsium douglasii var. douglasii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Goldenfleece
Ericameria arborescens
shrub
Larval Host
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta subsp. lutescens
annual
Nectar
Heermann's Tarweed
Holocarpha heermannii
annual
Nectar
Large Leather-root
Hoita macrostachya
perennial herb
Foliage
Leafy Aster
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific False Bindweed
Calystegia purpurata subsp. Purpurata
perennial herb
Nectar
Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom
Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata
perennial herb
Nectar
Rod Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria virgata subsp. pleurocarpa
annual
Larval Host
Ruby Chalice Clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
annual
Nectar
Seacliff buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium
shrub
Larval Host
Sticky Calycadenia
Calycadenia multiglandulosa
annual
Nectar
Tarweed
Madia elegans
annual
Nectar
Vervain
Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida
perennial herb
Larval Host
Western goldenrod
Euthamia occidentalis
perennial herb
Nectar