Image of California Tortoiseshell
Description:
This one was sparring with a Northern Checkerspot; then broke off and came to investigate my pack, landing repeatedly. In the last images: licking the straps, these moist on this warm day. Salt?
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- Nymphalis californica (California Tortoiseshell)
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