Zerene

Zerene
Zerene eurydice male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Tribe: Coliadini
Genus: Zerene
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Megonostoma Reakirt, 1863

Zerene is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae commonly called dogfaces. The closest living relative is the genus Colias. They are migratory.