We went searching for western sooty hairstreaks (Satyrium fuliginosa) yesterday and luckily found one. These butterflies are only found in Northern California and southernmost Oregon. They use lupines as host plants.

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Spotted this buckeye today on purple sage (Salvia leucophylla). This is in a hedgerow we planted near a solar array to provide pollinator habitat.

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A dainty sulphur (Nathalis iole) from Riverside County in California, USA. These tiny butterflies use asters as host plants. They fly very low to the ground.

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Loki hairstreak (Callophrys loki). Riverside County, CA. March 2026.

This butterfly is only found in a few counties in Southern California and in northern Baja. It uses juniper as a host plant. Really excited to find one!

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A Study on California Butterflies
Watercolor on cold press paper
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Pale swallowtail butterfly in Orange County CA.

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