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Southern Dogface - Hodges#4224 (Zerene cesonia)
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nature4me
sulpher butterfly -
Zerene cesonia
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on the bluff north of the Piedras Blancas lighthouse, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
July 10, 2010
Size: 1 1/2 inches maybe
I believe this is some kind of sulpher butterfly, but I'm not sure. Many thanks for clarifying what it is.....Denise
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Contributed by
nature4me
on 10 July, 2010 - 6:41pm
Last updated 27 January, 2017 - 10:03am
No - it is definitely a male Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
Both species occur in southern California. Near the coast they are documented from S.L.O. County southward. Inland they are recorded north to Mariposa and Mono Counties, and might be expected anywhere along the east border of the state.
Moved from
California Dogface
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 27 January, 2017 - 10:03am
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Moved
Moved from
Southern Dogface
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john and jane balaban
, 23 January, 2017 - 8:18pm
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Moved
Moved from
Butterflies (excluding skippers)
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Corey Husic
, 28 July, 2010 - 2:44pm
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john and jane balaban
, 27 July, 2010 - 10:29pm
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A note of clarification
Some call it
Colias
(with
Zerene
as a subgenus or synonym of
Colias
), but most these days call it a distinct genus -
Zerene
. So, both are correct, depending on who you talk to.
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David J. Ferguson
, 13 July, 2010 - 1:13am
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Photo#424562
In the Kaufman Butterflies Guide page 69, this matches the Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
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Steve Messick
, 10 July, 2010 - 8:15pm
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???
You mean Zerene not Colias (as I first thought) and looking at Zerene I agree with Southern Dogface
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Livan
, 10 July, 2010 - 8:33pm
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genus
just as a note, the genus is
Zerene
here on BugGuide.
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Corey Husic
, 10 July, 2010 - 8:31pm
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Southern Dogface
Southern Dogface (
Zerene cesonia
)
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Corey Husic
, 10 July, 2010 - 8:09pm
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Surely this is a California Dogface, not a Southern Dogface
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Mike Hofmann
, 23 January, 2017 - 5:49pm
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It is a sulphur
Though not an expert, I'm confident in getting you as far as Genus. i believe this is one of the Colias. Wait for an expert opinion, but I'm thinking Orange Sulphur or maybe Clouded.
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Livan
, 10 July, 2010 - 7:28pm
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