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Phyciodes cocyta - Phyciodes tharos -

NC Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
August 3, 2008

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Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 8 December, 2008 - 1:42pm
Last updated 15 December, 2009 - 12:51pm

Moved

Based on black antennal clubs, location, and appearance.

Moved from Mimic Crescent.

… David J. Ferguson, 15 December, 2009 - 12:45pm

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Moved

Moved from Northern Crescent.

… Jessica Lawrence, 8 December, 2008 - 6:25pm

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You've got a male here

Hi Jessica,

It is very difficult to tell P. tharos from P. cocyta sometimes, but I strongly suspect that P. cocyta is not found in Chapel Hill, it is a boreal creature, and in North Carolina (if there at all) it would be up in the mountains pretty high. This fellow looks like P. tharos to me; the black lines are mostly complete and the antennae clubs look dark (instead of orange) at the tip, both good clues.

Specimens similar to P. cocyta from the Appalachians have been recently named as a new species - Phyciodes incognitus (the Mimic Crescent), but not everyone accepts this yet. Some people still consider that it is the same as P. cocyta or even P. tharos. A site with some photos is here at Carolina Nature. There are a few images of that species on BugGuide, and several websites with good photos and discussions.

… David J. Ferguson, 8 December, 2008 - 6:14pm

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yay

thanks for the info, I think I vaguely remember something about the renaming...I mostly deal with crop pests so I don't get to know the prettier insects very well.

… Jessica Lawrence, 8 December, 2008 - 6:24pm

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hum

I think it looks more like the App one than the tharos one... I'll wait and see if anyone moves it or offers more information...

… Jessica Lawrence, 8 December, 2008 - 6:27pm

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