The photo shown above represents the caterpillars of California
Tortoiseshell as seen on mountain balm (Ceanothus velutinus) as seen
along the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 on the south side of Mt. Adams.........July
27, 2006.
The photo above shows a California tortoiseshell as seen on the ground along DNR K4000 on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........May 13, 2007.
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Both photos of the adult California tortoiseshell butterflies
seen above were taken at Little Crater Lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest
to the south of Mt. Hood...........August 9, 2006.
The photo shown above represents the caterpillars of California
Tortoiseshell as seen on mountain balm (Ceanothus velutinus) as seen
along the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 on the south side of Mt. Adams............July
27, 2006.
