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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Melitaeini » Crescents (Phyciodes) » Northern Crescent - Hodges#4481.1 (Phyciodes cocyta)
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Orange Butterfly - Phyciodes cocyta - male
Copyright © 2009 SnakeneckChris

Orange Butterfly - Phyciodes cocyta - Male
Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
June 24, 2009
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Contributed by SnakeneckChris on 13 December, 2009 - 1:37pm
Last updated 15 December, 2009 - 12:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 15 December, 2009 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

Thought I'd add that
it's a male.
… David J. Ferguson, 13 December, 2009 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Although the two species can be indistinguishable in the field, this individual is a Northern Crescent. The combination of pale hindwings AND orange-tipped antennae confirm that this is Phyciodes cocyta.
… Corey Husic, 13 December, 2009 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

Pearl/Northern Crescent
This is a Pearl/Northern Crescent. I say Pearl/Northern because some authorities consider them to be one species. Others think they are distinct. In any event, many cannot be separated in the field. If they are distinct, Pearl only occurs in extreme southeastern Ontario. Northern is found in around the edges of the province, in all of southern Ontario, but is missing from central Ontario. Hope this helps.
… Jeff Babson, 13 December, 2009 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

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