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Crescent - Phyciodes cocyta - male

Crescent - Phyciodes cocyta - Male
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 10, 2003

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P. tharos I think
Hi, These crescents are very tricky in regions where both are found, but to me this looks like a male of typical P. tharos. It is very dark and the pattern very complete for P. cocyta. I could be wrong, and Tom is pretty sharp with his identifications. I think this particular individual is a good example of how difficult these two species can sometimes be to separate.

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