Observation date: April 07, 2016
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: First time I've observed a tortoiseshell in the Santa Monica Mts. Only saw it land on trail on chaparral covered hillside.
Only CA Tortoiseshell I've noticed in the Santa Monica Mountains. It landed on the trail cut into a chaparral hillside.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: April 08, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.