Eastern Tailed Blue

The Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly (Cupido comyntas) 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:

Eastern Tailed Blue

Vicia americana

American vetch

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Vicia gigantea

giant vetch

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Trifolium willdenovii

tomcat clover

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Lupinus formosus var. formosus

summer lupine

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Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus

chick lupine

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Lupinus bicolor

miniature lupine

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Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus

California pea

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Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

Pacific pea

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Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia

broad leaved lotus

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Acmispon glaber var. glaber

California broom

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Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

wood lupine

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Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons

bush lupine

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Astragalus asymmetricus

San Joaquin milkvetch

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