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Pearl Crescent - Hodges#4481 (Phyciodes tharos)
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Copyright © 2010
Kelly Fiegle
Pearl Crescent -
Phyciodes tharos
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Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
September 9, 2010
This looks like a Pearl Crescent to me, but it was twice as big as any other Pearl I've seen. Is it possible that this is a Silvery Checkerspot?
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Contributed by
Kelly Fiegle
on 10 September, 2010 - 5:27am
Last updated 27 December, 2012 - 4:19am
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Kelly Fiegle
, 10 September, 2010 - 6:27pm
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This is a female, and they are often
somewhat on the large side, especially in the summer.
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David J. Ferguson
, 10 September, 2010 - 4:25pm
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Pearl Crescent
I think this one is a pearl crescent--silvery checkerspot has open cells with white/creamy center in the row of dots along the hindwing lower margins. This specimen's dots are all solid.
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Nina
, 10 September, 2010 - 11:01am
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Thank you both
so much for the great information. It was the size that was throwing me off.
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Kelly Fiegle
, 10 September, 2010 - 6:18pm
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