california ringlet

Coenonympha california ssp. california

Member of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae)
butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)
butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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• Per Art Shapiro and the iNaturalist range maps, this is the only central California subspecies west of the Sierras.

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Chris’s observations: 9 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2
• Fremont Older OSP
• Henry Coe SP
• Los Trancos OSP
• Russian Ridge OSP
• Santa Teresa CP

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 7
• May: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Coenonympha california ssp. california → iNaturalist
• Coenonympha tullia ssp. california → BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist