Attributes of Zerene eurydice
California Dogface
Zerene eurydice (Boisduval, 1855)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Black outer half of male forewing encloses yellow-orange "dog's head" tinged with light purple iridescence. Black "eye" very near or touching the border. Hindwing yellow-orange, sometimes with black border. Female all yellow with a black upper forewing cell spot; sometimes with scattered black scaling on outer half.
Wing Span: 2 - 2 1/2 inches (5.1 - 6.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females.
Flight: Two flights from April-May and July-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Usually false indigo (Amorpha californica) in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Foothills, chaparral, oak or coniferous woodlands.
Range: North-central California south to Baja California, west of the central mountains and deserts.
Conservation: None usually required.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Not reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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February 17, 2012 | Doug Taron | Riverside County, California, United States | March 21, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2011 | Amateur Entomologist | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | February 17, 2012 | Details |
| February 11, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Robert Warner) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 24, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| April 08, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 03, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Mark Walker) | Riverside County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 03, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Mark Walker) | Riverside County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 08, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 03, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Mark Walker) | Riverside County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 08, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 01, 1991 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Nevada County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| October 06, 1991 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Nevada County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| October 19, 1991 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Nevada County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| January 12, 1991 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | Riverside County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| February 11, 1990 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | Riverside County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| April 25, 1990 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Sacramento County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| June 24, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Monterey County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| November 11, 1989 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | Riverside County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| December 05, 1989 | legacy.reporter (John G. Pasko) | Ventura County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| January 25, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Jerry A. Powell) | Monterey County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| June 26, 1988 | legacy.reporter (P. T. Thompson) | Monterey County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| April 05, 1989 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Yolo County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| February 23, 1986 | legacy.reporter (John G. Pasko) | Los Angeles County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| April 07, 1983 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Sacramento County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| December 19, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Wayne Dawes) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | March 09, 2010 | Details | |
| March 23, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Lynn & Gene Monroe) | San Diego County, California, United States | March 09, 2010 | Details | |
| October 11, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Lynn & Gene Monroe) | San Diego County, California, United States | March 09, 2010 | Details | |
| January 21, 1976 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Placer County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| April 21, 1976 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Placer County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| February 10, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Bruce Walsh) | Monterey County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| March 13, 1974 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Sacramento County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| March 21, 1974 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Sacramento County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| March 23, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Sonoma County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 04, 1966 | legacy.reporter (H. Edgecomb) | Shasta County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 26, 1966 | legacy.reporter (H. Edgecomb) | Shasta County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| August 02, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Andrew Kim) | Los Angeles County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| March 19, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Ron Vanderhoff) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| March 30, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Ron Vanderhoff) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| May 29, 1962 | legacy.reporter (J. S. Kent) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| December 27, 1972 | legacy.reporter (James Wiseman) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 21, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sexton) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| April 28, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Norman Nakanishi) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| October 31, 1964 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 12, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 16, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Philip McNally) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 16, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 12, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 21, 1976 | legacy.reporter (Jack Levy) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg) | Sonoma County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details |
