Posts Tagged: Zerene eurydice
Celebrate the California Dogface Butterfly at Bohart Museum Open House
Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College, a UC Davis doctoral alumnus and author of the...
The Land of Z (Zerene) and The Land of B (Bohart)
Friday, June 10 proved to be a great day in "The Land of Z," and Saturday, July 16 promises to be a...
And the tour of the California dogface butterfly habitat begins. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tabatha Yang and Steve Heydon of the Bohart crew photograph California dogface butterflies. In back is Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas. "Males fly a beat, often coming down a canyon, then turning around and going back up again, and repeating," says UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro. "Both sexes routinely fly 15-20 feet off the ground.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart lab assistant Brennen Dyer with a California dogface butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bohart crew on the Auburn field trip included (from left) Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College, a Bohart scientist; senior museum scientist Steve Heydon; Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator; Greg Kareofelas, Bohart associate and a PLT volunteer guide; and Bohart lab assistant Brennen Dyer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ready to Learn About the Flying Pansies at the Bohart Museum on July 16?
You won't want to miss this. It's an opportunity to learn more about the biology and history of...
A male California dogface butterfly, Zerene eurydice. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
Bohart Open House to Celebrate California Dogface Butterfly, the State Insect
The Bohart Museum of Entomology will showcase and celebrate the state insect, the California...
The egg of the California dogface butterfly. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
A small larva of the California dogface butterfly reared by Greg Kareofelas. It's a few days old. It's less than one-fourth of an inch. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
A large larva of the California dogface butterfly reared by Greg Kareofelas. It's a few days old. It's less than one-fourth of an inch. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas).
The chrysalis of a California dogface butterfly reared by Greg Kareofelas. It's a camouflaged green for protection. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
An adult male, California dogface butterfly, Zerene eurydice. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
Golden Year for the California Dogface Butterfly, But Questions Remain
If insects could celebrate, the California dogface butterfly would be celebrating the 50th...
Greg Karefelas (left), an associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shares his expertise of the California dogface butterfly with Rob Stewart of the TV program, "Rob on the Road."