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Zerene eurydice Nov 10, 2020 22:02:28 GMT -8 Paul K and yorky like this

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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 10, 2020 22:02:28 GMT -8

Here we have an abnormally and yet richly colored
(male) of the California Dog-face butterfly. Most,
though beautiful are seldom so endowed with such
excessive purple overlay -- Mendocino Calif./1976

A simply unique example of the species !

Paul K Darwin Posts: 1,555 Country: Canada, Thailand	Zerene eurydice Nov 10, 2020 22:21:43 GMT -8 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul K on Nov 10, 2020 22:21:43 GMT -8 Wow, the purple colour in your specimen must be very unique. Were you so lucky to collected in one of your trips down south?
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Zerene eurydice Nov 11, 2020 5:08:21 GMT -8

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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 11, 2020 5:08:21 GMT -8

Hi Paul, I have collected the Southern Dog-face (Zerene cesonia) in southern Illinois; albeit only 5 times.

However, this species is the California endemic. I acquired this one from a western collection being parted out.

This one was collected in Mendocino Calif./1976

Paul K Darwin Posts: 1,555 Country: Canada, Thailand	Zerene eurydice Nov 11, 2020 5:47:18 GMT -8 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul K on Nov 11, 2020 5:47:18 GMT -8 Zerene cesonia is very rare migrant to southern Ontario and so far I haven’t seen one nor collect.

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Post by Paul K on Nov 11, 2020 5:47:18 GMT -8