Painted lady butterfly
Vanessa annabella
Insect
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Orange-red butterfly with black patches and white spots. Highly mobile migrant; larva feeds on thistles and mallows; important pollinator across Bay Area.
Plants that support Painted lady butterfly
7 plants
Island mallow
Malva assurgentiflora
shrub
Larval Host
California Black Oak
Quercus kelloggii
tree
Foliage
Bay Area native
Keystone species
California Seathrift
Armeria maritima ssp. californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Checker Bloom
Sidalcea malviflora
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
De la Mina Verbena
Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'
perennial herb
Nectar
Fleshy Jaumea
Jaumea carnosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Yellow Sand Verbena
Abronia latifolia
perennial herb
Nectar