Great Copper

The Great Copper butterfly (Lycaena xanthoides) is a member of the Gossamer-wing (Lycaenidae) 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 iNaturalist

Great Copper

Rumex salicifolius
willow dock
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Polygala californica
California milkwort
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Persicaria amphibia
water smartweed
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Eriogonum angulosum
angle-stem wild buckwheat
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Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum
Tiburon buckwheat
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Eriodictyon californicum
yerba santa
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Chorizanthe membranacea
pink spineflower
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Rumex occidentalis
western dock
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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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