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Genus Nymphalis - Tortoiseshells

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths

Superfamily Papilionoidea - Butterflies and Skippers

Family Nymphalidae - Brush-footed Butterflies

Subfamily Nymphalinae - Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.

Tribe Nymphalini

Genus Nymphalis - Tortoiseshells

Species antiopa - Mourning Cloak - Hodges#4432
Species californica - California Tortoiseshell - Hodges#4431
Species l-album - Compton Tortoiseshell - Hodges#4430

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