Species
Nymphalis californica (California tortoiseshell)
Nymphalis californica. Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The California tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
- Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
- Subfamily: Nymphalinae (Checkerspots, anglewings, peacocks, and allies)
- Tribe: Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)
- Genus: Nymphalis (Tortoiseshells)
- Species: Nymphalis californica (California tortoiseshell)
- Genus: Nymphalis (Tortoiseshells)
- Tribe: Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)
- Subfamily: Nymphalinae (Checkerspots, anglewings, peacocks, and allies)
- Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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