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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) » Field Crescent - Hodges#4482.1 (Phyciodes pulchella)
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Crescent - Phyciodes pulchella - male - female
Copyright © 2012 Kristi Reynolds

Crescent - Phyciodes pulchella - Male Female
Little Hyatt Lake, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
July 12, 2012
Size: Approx. 1" - 1.5"
Little Hyatt Lake is around 4500' in elevation

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Crescent - Phyciodes pulchella - male - female Crescent - Phyciodes pulchella - male - female
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Contributed by Kristi Reynolds on 30 July, 2012 - 8:25pm

If I identified these incorrectly,
they will be California Crescents - Phyciodes orseis, which are very similar, and are likely also found in that area.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 July, 2012 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

technically - if you get picky about it - these aren't either
However, "Crescents" are basically just a subgroup of Checkerspots. To confuse matters, the English-speaking Europeans don't use the name call "Checkerspots", and call them all "Fritillaries", including the "real" Fritillaries [even though Checkerspots and Fritillaries aren't very closely related].

I hope that made sense?

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 July, 2012 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you - I apologize for t
Thank you - I apologize for the poor quality of the photo but this couple wanted their privacy and every time I moved closer they flew away.
… Kristi Reynolds, 30 July, 2012 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

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