Phyciodes tharos / Pearl Crescent at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC
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Field crescent butterfly (Phyciodes pulchella) in Northern California
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Scientific Name: Phyciodes phaon
Common Name(s): Phaon crescent
Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterfly)
Life Stage(s): Adult
Location: Plano, Texas
Season(s): Summer
Not to be confused with pearl crescent.
The easiest way to tell the difference is the cream-colored band in the middle part of the forewing, which is found on phaon crescents but not pearl crescents. In general, phaons are also a bit smaller, with wingspans between 1″ and 1½″ (25–38 mm), while pearls range from 1¼″ to 1¾″ (32–45 mm).
The Alabama Butterfly Atlas notes that frogfruits are host and nectar plants for phaon crescents, and pearl crescents prefer asters. I would imagine that these butterflies visit more plants than just their preferred species, but it happens that (though it’s probably hard to tell here) this one is indeed perched on a frogfruit flower head. Similarly, the pearl crescent from my earlier post was resting on an aster plant.
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Cirsium edule or edible thistle is a perennial flower which can grow up to 5ft in height. They form spiny basal rosettes much like some invasive dandelions thistles, but rest assured this native thistle should not be treated as a weed. Just be careful to ID your thistles, since the invasive ones are more prevalent.
They can tolerate just about any conditions, from full dry sites to completely wet ones. Just about the only thing they can’t tolerate is complete shade.
It’s known to be a host plant for several butterflies and moths, including the mylitta crescent or Phyciodes mylitta.
(Photo credit: By Silversyrpher (very busy at the moment) from Scotland, UK - Phyciodes mylitta (Mylitta Crescent)Uploaded by Magnus Manske, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21266171)
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World like this needs more butterfly/moth photos in it. Here’s a few of mine.
Salt marsh moth, Estigmene acrea
Sachem Skipper, Atalopedes campestris
Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos
Eastern Tailed-Blue female, Cupido comyntas
Bent-Line Dart, Choephora fungorum
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It's the small things.
This is a Phaon crescent butterfly. You can see just how small by comparing to the clover. I saw the butterfly yesterday in my backyard.
"Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon - Wingspan: 1 - 1½ inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm). The forewing is dark orange and black with a pale cream band. The underside of the hindwing is cream to yellowish; spring and fall butterflies have a gray hindwing." - alabama.butterflyatlas.usf.edu
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Lighted
Phyciodes cocyta (Northern crescent)
©2023 Ken Oliver
#macro #animal #nature #butterfly #northern crescent #insect #flowers
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
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Phyciodes Tharos by Nicholas Crowley
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Phaon Crescent Butterflies Absolutely Love the Spring Sun
Phaon Crescent Butterflies Absolutely Love the Spring Sun shows one of these gorgeous spring butterflies warming itself in the afternoon sun.
Sun Worshipper
One of our most colorful spring butterflies is the Phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon). It’s a brushfooted butterfly like the American lady and the gulf fritillary, and it’s usually one of the first ones to appear, so it’s frequently on the wing while the weather is still a little cool, especially at night. Insects depend on the temperature outside (or inside, when they manage to get…
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Phyciodes tharos on Asclepias tuberosa / Pearl Crescent on Butterfly Weed
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@porgs-are-space-puffins submitted: I found this butterfly in Utah i was wondering what kind of butterfly it is
Sure, looks like either a field crescent or a painted crescent. They're both in the same genus (Phyciodes) and have rather variable markings that can look super similar so I'd need more photos to say for sure!
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Scientific Name: Phyciodes tharos
Common Name(s): Pearl crescent
Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterfly)
Life Stage(s): Adult
Location: Plano, Texas
Season(s): Fall
Based on location. Often confused with northern crescent (P. cocyta).
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A northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) gets its bearings among the converging green blades at a marsh’s edge.
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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Butterfly on the Lynn Valley Trail. This Butterfly species is widespread across Southern Canada and parts of the United States. The Caterpillar feeds on plants in the Aster Family and it's in the Caterpillar stage that this species spends the Winter. The origin of the Scientific name "Phyciodes" is from the Greek for "painted", which makes sense given its beautiful colour and intricate detail on its wings. The origin of the specific name "cocyta" is from the Greek river of Lamentation in the Underworld. I'm really not sure why that name is given to this Butterfly. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #lynnvalleytrail #butterflyphotography #ontariobutterflies #ontarionature #lepidoptera #nymphalidae #phyciodes #phyciodescocyta #northerncrescent #macroinsect #macrophotography #insects_of_our_world #insectsoftheworld #simcoeontario #blognorfolk #norfolkwild #norfolkcountyontario #entomologyetymology #etymology #entomology (at Lynn Valley Walking Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC0ubfqJq6R/?igshid=1uvikb845q1e8
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