Zerene eurydice

[trehopr1]

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]

Wow, the purple colour in your specimen must be very unique.
Were you so lucky to collected in one of your trips down south?

[trehopr1]

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]

Zerene cesonia is very rare migrant to southern Ontario and so far I haven’t seen one nor collect.