California hairstreak butterfly
Satyrium californica
Insect
View on iNaturalist
CA: Threatened
Listed under California ESA
Gray butterfly with orange spots and thin tail-like extensions on hindwings. Bay Area native whose caterpillars feed on oaks; important for local food webs.
Plants that support California hairstreak butterfly
5 plants
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Naked Buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Ranger's Buttons
Angelica capitellata
perennial herb
Nectar
Woolypod milkweed
Asclepias eriocarpa
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native