California Dogface
Zerene cesonia
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CA: Endangered
California Dogface butterfly, state insect
Plants that support California Dogface
4 plants
California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
perennial herb
Adults nectar throughout flight season; important late spring/summer resource
Bay Area native
Hooker's Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri
annual
Adult nectar source, multiple broods spring through fall
Bay Area native
Napa False Indigo
Amorpha californica var. napensis
perennial herb
multiple broods use as larval host plant
Bay Area native
Suisun Marsh Aster
Symphyotrichum lentum
perennial herb
adult nectar source for energy
Bay Area native