Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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) » Pearl Crescent - Hodges#4481 (Phyciodes tharos)
Photo#1583400
Silvery checkerspot? - Phyciodes tharos
Copyright © 2018 Lisa Claire Miller

Silvery checkerspot? - Phyciodes tharos
Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
August 24, 2018
Others have ID’d this as a silvery checkerspot but I think it’s something else in the crescent family

Images of this individual: tag all
Silvery checkerspot? - Phyciodes tharos Silvery checkerspot? - Phyciodes tharos
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Lisa Claire Miller on 29 August, 2018 - 3:17pm
Last updated 1 October, 2018 - 8:39pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… Cliff Ivy, 1 October, 2018 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Pearl Crescent
Looks like a Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos to me, Lisa.
… Ken Allison, 29 August, 2018 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Your help
Thank you for helping ID the moth!
… Lisa Claire Miller, 3 October, 2018 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Pearl Crescent
Technically, this is a small butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, Lisa.
… Ken Allison, 4 October, 2018 - 5:48am login or register to post comments

 
It’s interesting how much d
It’s interesting how much darker the outer HWs were than other Pearl Crecents.
… Lisa Claire Miller, 4 October, 2018 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
This specimen appears melanic. I've seen rare Pearls
that were melanic above as well.
… Cliff Ivy, 4 October, 2018 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact