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Plants that support Hover fly

6 plants

Brittleleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea

moderate

shrub

Adult flies feed on manzanita pollen and nectar

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Figwort

Scrophularia californica

moderate

perennial herb

Spring-summer adult nectar foraging (Apr-Jul); larvae are aphid predators

Bay Area native

California Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

moderate

shrub

Beneficial pollinator during bloom season

Bay Area native

Coastal Tidy-tips

Layia platyglossa

moderate

annual

Pollen and nectar forage for adults

Bay Area native

Mount Diablo Manzanita

Arctostaphylos auriculata

moderate

shrub

Adult foraging on spring blooms; beneficial predatory larvae stage

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Tarweed

Madia elegans

moderate

annual

beneficial insect, summer foraging

Bay Area native