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California Sister

Posted by August 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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California Sister?
Dear Bugman,
Thank you so much for your wonderful site. I found this little (slightly raggedy) creature resting on a curb in the parking lot at Sequoia National Park. Actually there was a German tourist taking pictures of him before me, but as far as I can tell he hasn’t already sent them to you–I did not see this little guy on your site. I thought at first it might be a Lorquin’s Admiral, but the markings did not quite look right, so I googled Lorquin’s Admiral Mimic and came up with the California Sister species, then did a search on bug guide. I have to say it is only from reading up about these creatures on your website that I would have even thought to do all that. So thank you again,
Moira

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Hi Moira,
Your subject line caught our attention because we don’t have many images of the California Sister, Adelpha bredowii californica, on our site. Thanks for sending it.

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