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Phyciodes mylitta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Phyciodes mylitta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Melitaeini

Rank
  
Species

Phyciodes mylitta Phyciodes mylitta Art Shapiro39s Butterfly Site

Similar
  
Phyciodes, Polygonia satyrus, West Coast lady, California tortoiseshell, Speyeria coronis

The Mylitta Crescent or Mylitta Crescentspot (Phyciodes mylitta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the western North America.

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Phyciodes mylitta Phyciodes mylitta mylitta Raising ButterfliesHow to find and

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The butterfly flies from June until late July in Canada.

The larvae feed on Cirsium and Carduus species.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.


  • P. m. arizonensis Bauer, 1975
  • P. m. arida (Skinner, 1917)
  • P. m. mexicana Hall, 1928
  • P. m. mylitta
  • P. m. thebais Godman & Salvin, 1878

    • Similar species

  • Phyciodes pallida – Pale Crescent

    • Phyciodes mylitta Phyciodes m mylitta The Mylitta Crescent

    Phyciodes mylitta Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent Discover Life

    Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta

    Phyciodes mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta

    References

    Phyciodes mylitta Wikipedia
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