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Crescent Butterflies (mating) - Phyciodes phaon - male - female
Copyright © 2005 sashajade

Crescent Butterflies (mating) - Phyciodes phaon - Male Female
Annville, Pennsylvania, USA
July 28, 2005
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Contributed by sashajade on 5 December, 2005 - 7:27pm
Last updated 23 December, 2007 - 5:29pm

Crescent butterflies
- Pearl Crescent, I think, but I find these tricky to nail down. Very nice shot!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 5 December, 2005 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Phyciodes tharos
Hannah you were correct; this is a pair of Pearl Crecents. The large amount of orange right across the middle the forwing (even below) is a great clue. P. phaon has a band of near white color crossing this area.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 December, 2007 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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