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Crescent? - Phyciodes tharos
Copyright © 2005 volcano

Crescent? - Phyciodes tharos
Black Creek, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
October 3, 2005
I believe this might be a Pearl Crescent, but I'll leave it to the experts.
Contributed by volcano on 4 October, 2005 - 2:32pm
Last updated 5 October, 2005 - 8:04pm

Yep...
Great shot of a Pearl Crescent!
… Andrew Willias, 4 March, 2006 - 10:54am

I think
I think it's a Pearl Crescent.
… Lois Stacey, 4 October, 2005 - 8:25pm

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