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Southern Dogface Butterfly - Zerene cesonia
Copyright © 2010 cwmelton

Southern Dogface Butterfly - Zerene cesonia
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
November 4, 2010
Recently emerged adult and chrysalis.

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Contributed by cwmelton on 4 November, 2010 - 11:12am

a beauty for sure
:0)
… David J. Ferguson, 13 December, 2010 - 4:55pm

rosa
seems to be the winter "rosa" form. Always wanted to find one of these but my area (SC) is the fringe of their range
… Ray Simpson, 4 November, 2010 - 12:39pm

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