California State Insect

Today, since I live in California, I am going to introduce you to the California State insect, Colias (Zerene) eurydice, commonly known as the Dog Faced Butterfly ! The one in the top photo is a female and the one on the bottom is a male. California was the first state to pick a state insect (cause we are awesome like that). The larva (caterpillars) only eat false indigo, the adults are known for being very fast fliers and like lots of flowers including Monardellas, Butterfly Mints, Blue Sages, California Fuchsia, and Woolly Blue Curls.


Sources:

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/pieridae/dogfacm.htm

http://www.laspilitas.com/butterflies/Butterflies_and_Moths/California_Dog-face/California_Dog-face.html