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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) » Pearl Crescent - Hodges#4481 (Phyciodes tharos)
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Can this butterfly be ID'd to species? - Phyciodes tharos - male
Copyright © 2008 Steven Price

Can this butterfly be ID'd to species? - Phyciodes tharos - Male
Devens, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 16, 2008
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Contributed by Steven Price on 18 July, 2008 - 5:30am
Last updated 20 November, 2008 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 November, 2008 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert but...
Please see
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Even though you might be out of the range, also look at:

Mimic Crescent (Phyciodes incognitus)
… Ron M., 18 July, 2008 - 5:40am login or register to post comments

 
probably Phyciodes tharos
I'm not sure how far south P. cocyta ranges, but it is a possibility too. On top, that species usually differs (in males, which this is) by having the central areas of the wings more clear of black lines and with the edges a bit more blurred. I'm pretty sure this is P. tharos though.
… David J. Ferguson, 18 July, 2008 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thank you!
… Steven Price, 18 July, 2008 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
oops
double posted somehow - a copy deleted from here.

By the way, it's a male.
… David J. Ferguson, 18 July, 2008 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

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