Long-tailed Satyrium butterfly
Satyrium tetra
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Small grayish butterfly with long tail-like hindwing extensions and eyespots. Larvae feed on native ceanothus; adults visit buckwheat and lupine flowers. Important nectar source supporting chaparral food webs.
Plants that support Long-tailed Satyrium butterfly
2 plants
Southern honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata
shrub
Larval host plant; spring brood utilizes new growth
Bay Area native
Whispering-bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora
annual
larval development on plant foliage spring through early summer
Bay Area native