Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1410780

California Sister
Adelpha californica

Observation date: August 07, 2025
Submitted by: mowgs
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Seen in flat area of wood chips with dried dog dung, continued to land in same area, would fly off and return. Sunny, 70 degrees, breezy. Less than two inches wing length.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 07, 2025
Coordinator notes: Not a lorquini, a much differently shaped orange tip and a different wing shape and very difference underneath pattern wise. They also fly very differently-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Lane County