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:

Photo courtesy of iNaturalist

Common Hairstreak

Vicia americana
Vicia americana
American vetch
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Vicia gigantea
Vicia gigantea
giant vetch
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Sidalcea diploscypha
Sidalcea diploscypha
fringed checkerbloom
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Malacothamnus fremontii
white-coat mallow
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Eriogonum angulosum
Eriogonum angulosum
angle-stem wild buckwheat
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Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum
Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum
Tiburon buckwheat
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Sidalcea malviflora subsp. malviflora
Sidalcea malviflora subsp. malviflora
checkerbloom
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Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
wood lupine
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Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
bush lupine
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Frangula californica var. californica
Frangula californica var. californica
California coffeeberry
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Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca
wood strawberry
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