"A. californica" closely resembles "A. bredowii" and "A. eulalia". However it generally does not share the same distribution range as the other two. "A. bredowii" is only found in southern and western Mexico. "A. eulalia" is found in Arizona and the surrounding areas, though it may sometimes be found in southeastern California. They also differ morphologically from "A. eulalia" in usually being smaller and in the presence of a second orange bar in the upper proximal corner of the hindwings. "A. californica" also closely resembles the females of some species in the genus "Doxocopa". Though their distribution range also do not overlap, as "Doxocopa" are primarily found in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.