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Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

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Description:

Orange upper sides with black borders. Underside of hind wing has dark marginal patch with light colored crescent.

Habitat:

Found virtually all over the United States (except the west coast), throughout Mexico, and in parts of southern Canada. This spotting, in particular, was found along a trail in the Lusk Creek Wilderness of Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois.

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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) - Information on Pearl Crescent, Pearl Crescent

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PublishedMay 27, 2014

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