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Photo#1883769
Copyright © 2020
Lisa Scheffler
Checkerspot? -
Phyciodes
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Grimsby, ON, Ontario, Canada
August 29, 2020
This little orange and black butterfly was about half the size of a Monarch.
I originally thought skipper, but searching on this website, I'm leaning towards a checkerspot of some type.
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Contributed by
Lisa Scheffler
on 29 August, 2020 - 2:10pm
Last updated 17 February, 2021 - 11:54am
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This is a "Crescent" in the genus
Phyciodes
. Based on date, and everything I can see, it is almost certainly
P. tharos
. However, there is some confusion surrounding distinctions of a few closely related and only partly understood species, and I'm not certain. The pale apical portion showing on the antennal club is a bit odd for
P. tharos
from this far east, but not unheard of. In the most closely similar species it is usually more orange in this paler area though.
Moved from
Patches, Checkerspots
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 17 February, 2021 - 11:51am
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Thank you for the ID on this
Thank you for the ID on this and the background information. It's always exciting to learn new things in the insect world.
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Lisa Scheffler
, 28 February, 2021 - 8:18am
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