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Zerene Eurydice
[edit]Zerene Eurydice, also known as the California dogface butterfly, belongs to the family, Pieridae, and is closely related to the genus, Eurymus (Colias).[1] The California dogface is defined to the state of California, and has been labeled as the state insect. [2]
Description & Wing Color Variation
[edit]The California dogface butterfly, gained its name as a result of the coloring of the wings of the butterfly, especially in the males. The female typically has yellow wings, with two black dots or dashes on each forewing, while the male has black on the outer edges of the forewing, usually enclosing a yellow-orange color and two black dots.[3] The wing span of Zerene Eurydice measures about 5-6 cm.[4] The iridescent pigment found in the dorsal forewing of male Z. Eurydice butterflies is due to light reflecting chitin structures and has been associated with mating success. [5]
Distribution and Habitat
[edit]The California dogface butterfly, gained its name as a result of the coloring of the wings of the butterfly, especially in the males. The female typically has yellow wings, with two black dots or dashes on each forewing, while the male has black on the outer edges of the forewing, usually enclosing a yellow-orange color and two black dots.[3] The wing span of Zerene Eurydice measures about 5-6 cm.[4] The iridescent pigment found in the dorsal forewing of male Z. Eurydice butterflies is due to light reflecting chitin structures and has been associated with mating success. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ Pacific Coast Entomological Society; Society, Pacific Coast Entomological; Van Duzee, Edward P.; Sciences, California Academy of; Society, Pacific Coast Entomological (1927). The Pan-Pacific entomologist. Vol. 4. San Francisco :: Pacific Coast Entomological Society.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols". web.archive.org. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ a b Riddell, Janet (1941). "Some Remarkable Forms and Aberrations in the Subgenus Zerene Hübner (lepidoptera, Pieridae)". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 91 (9): 447–457. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1941.tb01047.x. ISSN 1365-2311.
- ^ a b "California Dogface Zerene eurydice (Boisduval, 1855) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ a b "Plasticity and divergence in ultraviolet reflecting structures on Dogface butterfly wings". Arthropod Structure & Development. 51: 14–22. 2019-07-01. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2019.06.001. ISSN 1467-8039.