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Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly in photo 1 looks similar to a Crescent, Phyciodes tharos or similar species.

Reference Links:

Species Phyciodes tharos - Pearl Crescent - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
ForestDragon
Hi Doreen. The Butterfly in the first image is a different species than pictures 2 and 3. 2 and 3 are a skipper species, likely one of the Grass Skippers. Butterfly in photo 1 looks similar to a Crescent, Phyciodes tharos or similar species. http://bugguide.net/node/view/411 Hope this helps. :-)

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