Observation date: May 16, 2026
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Multiple females ovipositing on Calliandra haematocephala host plant young leaves in a Ventura backyard. Partly cloudy day in the 70’s F with a heat wave inland in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. These were not raised and arrived on their own. ID point other than the host plants is the straight, unbroken line to the wing tip.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 17, 2026
Coordinator notes: Pink Powder Puff is a larval host plant in southern California as I have experienced in San Clemente, Orange County while with Robert Gorman-Ken Davenport
