Southern Dogface

Butterfly / Pieridae / Zerene / Zerene cesonia

Desert, Grassland, Wetland/Riparian, Chaparral, Woodland, Forest

Habitat

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonality

SNR

Conservation status

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2 confirmed and 240 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

Shrubby Eriastrum

Eriastrum densifolium

Desert Ageratina

Ageratina herbacea

Western Snakeroot

Ageratina occidentalis

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Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Southern Dogface

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Zerene cesonia

Sources

NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available https://explorer.natureserve.org/. (Accessed: April 03, 2025).