Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
42.2695, -74.7268
Field Notes
Description:
The wingspan is from 21 to 34 mm.[1] The species has several broods throughout the year, from April–November in the north, and throughout the year in the Deep South and Mexico. -- From Wikipedia
Habitat:
A dults find nectar from a great variety of flowers including dogbane, swamp milkweed, shepherd's needle, asters, and winter cress. Males patrol open areas for females. The eggs are laid in small batches on the underside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat the leaves and are gregarious when young. -- From Wikipedia
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