Quino checkerspot butterfly

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Andrew Fisher/USFWS

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A member of the brushfoot family, the black, white, and orange-checkered butterfly was once commonly seen south of Ventura County, ranging to the inland valleys south of the Tehachapi Mountains and into northern Baja California. The last time one was spotted on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge was in 2012.