Tribe Melitaeini Rank Species | Genus Phyciodes Higher classification Phyciodes | |
Similar Butterfly, Phyciodes, Phyciodes cocyta, Butterflies and moths, Boloria bellona | ||
The Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii) is a species of Nymphalidae that occurs in North America.
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Description
The upperside is dark brown with orange and the forewing has a pale postmedian band with submarginal bands. The female's black submarginal band has dots. Both sexes have black and white antennal knobs. The wingspan is from 25 to 38 mm.
Life cycle
Adults fly once a year between May and July. There is sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan. During this time the females lay their eggs in groups on the host plants. The third-instar caterpillars hibernate.
Larval foods
Adult foods
Similar species
References
Phyciodes batesii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA