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Coenonympha tullia
Tan, yellow and brown butterfly with a small spots on bottom wings only. The top wings have a pale dot where the dark spot would be if this was the subspecies C. t. california
Grass along chaparral trail near stream.
Aka Large Heath. This species is very similar to the California Ringlet which is a subspecies of this species that is also found in this area: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/100...
Spotted on Apr 14, 2012
Submitted on Apr 14, 2012
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