Phyciodes pulchella

Updated on Feb 05, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Phyciodes pulchella		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Melitaeini Rank Species

Similar Phyciodes, Phyciodes mylitta, Phyciodes cocyta, Cercyonis oetus, Speyeria hesperis

The Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Nearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 24–36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August in Canada.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

P. p. camillus Edwards, 1871

P. p. deltarufa Scott, 1998

P. p. inornatus Austin, 1998

P. p. montana (Behr, 1863)

P. p. owimba Scott, 1998

P. p. pulchella

P. p. tutchone Scott, 1994

P. p. shoshoni Scott, 1994

P. p. vallis Austin, 1998

Phyciodes cocyta – Northern Crescent

Phyciodes batesii – Tawny Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta Crescent

Phyciodes pallida – Pale Crescent

Phyciodes tharos – Pearl Crescent

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