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  7. Zestusa
  8. Short-tailed Skipper
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What supports Short-tailed Skipper

14 native plants
support it in the US
14 caterpillar hosts

Caterpillar hosts All

14 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.

  • Arizona White Oak Quercus arizonica keystone
  • Emory Oak Quercus emoryi keystone
  • Bastard Oak Quercus sinuata keystone
  • Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa keystone on oaks
  • Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii keystone on oaks
  • Gambel Oak Quercus gambelii keystone on oaks
  • Canyon Live Oak Quercus chrysolepis keystone on oaks
  • Sonoran Scrub Oak Quercus turbinella keystone on oaks
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