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Southern dogface

Zerene cesonia

Photo by Brian38
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Description:

Adults are large yellow butterflies with pointy forewings that also have a distinctive white spot ringed with black. Two color forms occur. In most of the summer, the undersides are a bright, clear yellow. In late summer and fall, the undersides are colored with a pink mottling along the margins and some of the veins. Wingspan: 1¾–2½ inches.

Habitat:

Spotted visiting wildflowers at the Rick Evans Grandview Prairie in southwestern Arkansas.

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