Gov. Code, § 424.5 · Chapter 2. State Flag and Emblems

Gov. Code, § 424.5

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The California dog-face butterfly (Zerene eurydice) is the official State Insect.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 521.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=424.5.
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