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Pearl Crescents - Phyciodes tharos - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Robert Lord Zimlich

Pearl Crescents - Phyciodes tharos - Male Female
Daphne (Village Point Preserve), Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
November 17, 2008
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 17 November, 2008 - 1:18pm
Last updated 13 August, 2009 - 9:06am

Phyciodes tharos
Hi, This is a pair of Pearl Crescents. The females can look a lot like Phaon Crescents, but they pale band through the middle of the wings is usually much more orange. This photo has the advantage of having a male P. tharos (?attached to the female?), which doubles the evidence as to which species is represented.

Moved from Phaon Crescent.
… David J. Ferguson, 26 November, 2008 - 4:03pm

 
What Was I Thinking?
I haven't seen a phanon since March, just pearls
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Thank you for catching and for the tip ID on sex. Have a Happy Thanksgiving
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 26 November, 2008 - 4:55pm

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