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Pearl Crescent Butterfly

Phyciodes tharos

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Pattern is quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs. Upperside is orange with black borders; postmedian and submarginal areas are crossed by fine black marks.

Habitat:

Spotted in a grassy area at Topsmead State Forest in Litchfield, CT.

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