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Pearl Crescent

Silvery Checkerspot - Closyne nycteis

Photo by LucBertrand
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Upperside is pale yellow-orange with dark borders and markings. Hindwing above and below has some white-centered submarginal spots; hindwing below is pale with a large white crescent at the margin .

Habitat:

Moist, somewhat open places including streamsides, meadows, forest openings.

Notes:

I was walking when the little butterfly appeared. I hurry to take my camera and it's gone before I focus. And like magic it was back when I was storing for my camera :))

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