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Species

Species:

Family:

Subfamily:

Size

Medium

Where Found

Habitat

• Pinelands, scrub

This species has been reported in these Florida counties:

• ALACHUA
• BAKER
• BAY
• BRADFORD
• CALHOUN
• CITRUS
• CLAY
• COLUMBIA
• DIXIE
• DUVAL
• ESCAMBIA
• FLAGLER
• FRANKLIN
• GADSDEN
• GILCHRIST
• GULF
• HAMILTON
• HARDEE
• HERNANDO
• HIGHLANDS
• HILLSBOROUGH
• HOLMES
• INDIAN RIVER
• JACKSON
• JEFFERSON
• LAFAYETTE
• LAKE
• LEON
• LEVY
• LIBERTY
• MADISON
• MARION
• NASSAU
• OKALOOSA
• ORANGE
• OSCEOLA
• PASCO
• PINELLAS
• POLK
• PUTNAM
• SAINT JOHNS
• SANTA ROSA
• SEMINOLE
• SUMTER
• SUWANNEE
• TAYLOR
• UNION
• VOLUSIA
• WAKULLA
• WALTON
• WASHINGTON

Flight Period

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Description

The only sulphur with pointed forewings, the Southern Dogface is a butterfly of dry pinelands and scrub. As a result, it is an uncommon garden visitor. The adults overwinter and have both dry and wet season forms. | Photos by Jaret Daniels