Mormon Metalmark

The Mormon Metalmark butterfly (Apodemia mormo) is a member of the Metalmark (Riodinidae) family, and is found in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It is attracted to the following California native plants, found in the East Bay region:

Photo courtesy of Daniel Fitzgerald

Mormon Metalmark

Eriogonum angulosum
angle-stem wild buckwheat
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Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum
Tiburon buckwheat
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Eschscholzia californica
California poppy
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Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum
eared buckwheat
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Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme
sulfur flower
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Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium
California buckwheat
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