Common Hairstreak

The Common Hairstreak butterfly (Strymon melinus pudica) 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:

Common Hairstreak

Vicia americana

American vetch

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Vicia gigantea

giant vetch

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Sidalcea diploscypha

fringed checkerbloom

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Malacothamnus fremontii

white-coat mallow

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Eriogonum angulosum

angle-stem wild buckwheat

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Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum

Tiburon buckwheat

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Sidalcea malviflora subsp. malviflora

checkerbloom

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Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

wood lupine

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Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons

bush lupine

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Frangula californica var. californica

California coffeeberry

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Fragaria vesca

wood strawberry

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Common Hairstreak