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    California tortoiseshell
    Nymphalis californica (Boisduval)

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    Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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    California tortoiseshell
    Nymphalis californica
    Adult(s)
    Terry Spivey
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    California tortoiseshell
    Nymphalis californica
    Adult(s)
    Terry Spivey

    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Superfamily: Papilionoidea
    Family: Nymphalidae
    Subfamily: Nymphalinae
    Tribe: Nymphalini
    Genus: Nymphalis

    Other System Links

    NPDN Pest: ITBEAGA

    References

    Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
    Scientific Name Reference: Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node.





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