Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1172930

California Sister
Adelpha californica

Observation date: July 22, 2018
Date notes: Several butterflies and moths in the area, none of them still enough to photograph except this one, most quiet small.
Submitted by: Bilderbeck
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I did not see which floral host it was visiting, it was in the air, landed on the ground briefly, and took off. Lots of thimble berries in the area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 23, 2018
Coordinator notes: You don't need to put a host plant for this species or Lorquin's Admiral, their ID is easy without that-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Marion County, United States, Oregon