California Tortoiseshell
- Scientific Name: Nymphalus Californica
- Common Name: California Tortoiseshell
- Genus: Nymphalus
- Family: Nymphalidae - Brush-footed butterflies
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Species: californica
- Class: Insecta
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