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Crescent Butterflies - Phyciodes tharos - male - female
Copyright © 2005 sashajade

Crescent Butterflies - Phyciodes tharos - Male Female
Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 28, 2005
Contributed by sashajade on 5 December, 2005 - 7:27pm
Last updated 24 November, 2008 - 10:23am

Moved
Moved from Phaon Crescent.
… Nick Block, 24 November, 2008 - 10:23am

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

 
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

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