In the gift shop at the visitor center at Anza Borrego, I found this book and couldn't resist buying it. It's very thorough, and has loads of photographs, including many of caterpillars. It even has a checklist, so I can keep track of everything I find. I was able to use it to identify this butterfly that I photographed on our way out of the desert.
desert metalmark butterfly
Desert Metalmark, genus Apodemia