Did you know that southern dogface butterflies have hairs on their bodies that they use to sense movement?
Southern Dogface Butterflies
at
a Glance
Key Features:
Southern dogface butterflies have yellow wings with a dogface pattern and yellow borders.
Habitat:
Fields, pastures, prairies, and roadsides
nesting habits:
Southern dogface butterflies lay eggs on the underside of dying leaves of host plants. They reproduce three times a year in southern states. They reproduce once a year or not at all in colder states.
seasons southern dogface butterflies are active in our area:
All year
Diet:
Nectar
hunting Behavior:
Southern dogface butterflies pollinate when they drink nectar.
Commonly Confused With:
Clouded Sulphur Butterflies and Cloudless Sulphur Butterflies
Southern dogface butterflies are often confused with female cloudless sulphur butterflies because both have yellow wings with black borders. Southern dogface butterflies have a dogface pattern on their wings. Female cloudless sulphur butterflies have one brown spot on their wings.
Southern dogface butterflies are often confused with clouded sulphur butterflies because both have yellow wings. Southern dogface butterflies have a dogface pattern on their wings.