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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Crescents (Anthanassa) » Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
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dark butterfly - Anthanassa texana
Copyright © 2008 Gerardine Vargas

dark butterfly - Anthanassa texana
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
November 5, 2008
Size: 3/4 inch
What kind of butterfly is this?
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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 5 November, 2008 - 2:05pm
Last updated 5 November, 2008 - 8:50pm

Thanks to all for the ID and
Thanks to all for the ID and comments.
… Gerardine Vargas, 5 December, 2008 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

gorgeous!
I keep thinking I have to move south if I want to get pix of the more colorful specimens! (but I hate the heat...)
… Nina, 5 November, 2008 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Very nice
image of a Texan Crescent, Anthanassa texana
… Bob Beatson, 5 November, 2008 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep,
easily mixed up with the Bordered Patch, that flew earlier this year
… margarethe brummermann, 5 November, 2008 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

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