| Common Name: | Butterfly, California Tortoiseshell | | Scientific Name: | Nymphalis californica | | Family: | Nymphalidae (Brushfoots) | | Area: | Big Springs Sno-Park, Willamette National Forest | | Date: | July 28, 2017 | 
California Tortoiseshell belong to the same Family as it's more famous sister, the Monarch. Considered to be uncommon to rare, except during periodic irruptions when they are abundant. | 
Marion Lake, Mt Jefferson Wilderness - -April 26, 2001 | | Reference: | Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Mathers / Butterflies through Binoculars by Glassbery / Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Haggard & Haggard |
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