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Tawny Crescent/Pearl Cresent?-Phyciodes - Phyciodes tharos - female

Tawny Crescent/Pearl Cresent?-Phyciodes - Phyciodes tharos - Female
Burlington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
August 22, 2006
Size: approx 2 inch wingspan

Pearl
If you read your field guide you would have noted that Tawny Crescents fly in the spring only. We get them in May here in NC and they are VERY rare found only in native habitat in the mountains. Pearls are a VERY common species.

Pearl
I would say Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) b/c the underside is too well-marked for an eastern Tawny. What's the status of Tawny in NJ...I would imagine it's quite rare.

 
probably pearl--agreed
Hi again, I agree it's probably a pearl as opposed to tawny. The county I live in does have confirmed tawny cresents according to the Butterflies and Moths of North America site. I live in an area that has better wildlife habitat than many others in NJ--probably because we have a large areas of protected wetlands, as well as the Pinelands National Forest. The rest of the state refers to people who live here as "pineys". In any event, I thought it was probably a pearl cresent but I'm a neophyte which is why I posted the question... thanks for the replies. 8:)

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1743&chosen_state=34*New%20Jersey

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