North American Butterfly
TEXAS Specimen

The Southern Dogface

What: Colias cesonia

Sex: Male

City: Houston, Texas

County: Unknown

How: Found dead, alongside of road, struck by cars passing by. The flying ones were impossible to catch.

When: June 2001

Who: Robert Nuelle, III

Comments: Fast flier, very evasive, and very hard to catch especially with a little breeze.This butterfly likes to drop when swung at.

Dorsal View
Additional Dorsal View
Lateral View

This page created on 7/8/2001 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.
This page modified on 2/24/2003 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.