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Phyciodes? - Chlosyne nycteis
Copyright © 2015 Patrick Murray

Phyciodes? - Chlosyne nycteis
Scott County, Indiana, USA
July 18, 2015
Size: 42 mm
For the record, this specimen is more than twice the size of P. tharos.
Contributed by Patrick Murray on 21 July, 2015 - 6:12pm
Last updated 23 July, 2015 - 8:16am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 23 July, 2015 - 8:16am

Silvery Checkerspot
A Silvery Checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis.

… Jeff Brown, 21 July, 2015 - 9:32pm

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