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Rural Skipper

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Rural Skipper

Pyrgus ruralis

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CA: Threatened

Listed under California ESA

Plants that support Rural Skipper

3 plants

Goldeneggs

Taraxia ovata

moderate

perennial herb

Native skipper utilizes plant for larval development

Bay Area native

Santa Rosa Horkelia

Horkelia tenuiloba

high

perennial herb

larval host plant for skipper butterfly caterpillars in spring emergence

Bay Area native

Winecup clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

moderate

annual

Spring larval host plant

Bay Area native