Vanessa annabella
Common name: West Coast Lady
Feeds on these plants:
Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Ceanothus cuneatus ssp. rigidus
Ceanothus griseus ‘Yankee Point’
Ceanothus impressus
(sold as Vandenberg)
Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Marie Simon’
Ceanothus
(sold as papillosus)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Coreopsis grandiflora hogg ex sweet
Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’
Coreopsis lanceolata
(sold as Tequila Sunrise)
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Coreopsis
(sold as Limerock Passion)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Junior Yellow)
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Paquito Mix)
Iris douglasiana ‘Californian Hybrids’
Iris pallida ‘Aureo Variegata’
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Vanessa annabella, the West Coast Lady, can be found in WA,OR,ID,WY,ND,SD,NE,CA,NV,UT,KS,AZ,NM,TX,OK,MO, and MS.
Favorite nectar plants include: Achillea, Buddleja, Ceanothus, Cirsium, Lantana, Pentas, Rubus, Salvia, Taraxacum officinale, Tithonia rotundifolia, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Alcea rosea
Althaea
Althaea officinalis
Amsinckia
Eremalche exilis
Lavandula latifolia
Lavatera
Lavatera assurgentiflora
Ligustrum
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum vulgare
Lupinus
Lupinus arboreus
Lupinus succulentus
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Malva
Malva borealis
Malva neglecta
Malva nicaeensis
Malva parviflora
Malva rotundifolia
Malva sylvestris
Malvella leprosa
Sida
Sidalcea
Sidalcea glaucescens
Sidalcea malviflora
Sidalcea oregana
Sidalcea oregana spicata
Sphaeralcea
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Urtica
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica holosericea
Urtica urens
CC by 2.0 image courtesy of
Melissa McMasters
