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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Gossamer-winged Butterflies
  7. Green Hairstreaks
  8. Incisalia
  9. Brown Elfin

species 8,996 observations

Brown Elfin

Callophrys augustinus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

539 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat California Yerba Santa, Leatherleaf, Bearberry, Sheep Laurel 197
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits California Buckwheat, Woollyfruit Desertparsley, Golden Yarrow, Toyon 342

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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