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Southern Dogface -- Colias (Zerene) cesonia

Tucson, Pima County
9/25/07

Tucson, Pima County
9/17/07

Upper wing pattern showing diagnostic "dog face"
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Range: entire state
Flight:
all year, weather permitting, in the southern part of the state
Larval foodplant: s
mall-leaved members of the Pea Family (Fabaceae) such as Dalea sp. and False Indigo (Baptisia australis).
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