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Compton tortoiseshell - - Nymphalis l-album
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Compton tortoiseshell - - Nymphalis l-album
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
July 7, 2018
Size: 25mm
Found in the backyard. Acquaintance ID'd it as a Compton tortoiseshell. Body length 25mm nose to butt and wing vertical from belly to top of wing 44mm. Not sure if any use to the Bug Guide.

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Contributed by Al Popil on 8 July, 2018 - 9:24am
Last updated 8 July, 2018 - 3:41pm

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… William Edwards, 8 July, 2018 - 3:41pm

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