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Pearl Crescent - Phyciodes tharos
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Pearl Crescent - Phyciodes tharos
Swain County, North Carolina, USA
August 9, 2008
Seen on the trail below Clingman's Dome. There were very few butterflies seen during this weekend, mostly Pipevine Swallowtails. Gathering_2008.
Contributed by kestrel360 on 16 January, 2009 - 11:56pm

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