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Crescent

Phyciodes sp.

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42.6302, -74.6515

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Description:

A mating pair! Orange, brown and black. Looks like male and female have very different wing patterns. Could be P. cocyta or P. tharos.

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Phyciodes

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Phyciodes

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Jeff Dreier
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Jeff Dreier
Both northern and pearl crescents occur in your area. According to Opler and Wright (1999), these species are difficult to distinguish, and they may rarely hybridize.

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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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