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Phaon Crescent

Phyciodes phaon

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

small ( 0.9-1.25") orange with dark spots, bands & wing borders.
Low, rapid flight habit

Habitat:

Wet Prairie

Notes:

Host Plant: Frogfruit (Phyla)

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Comments (2)
ceherzog
Thanks Dan...he was pretty cooperative.
Dan Doucette
Nice shot! These can be really hard to photograph.

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PublishedOctober 16, 2011

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