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Pearl Crescent - Hodges#4481 (Phyciodes tharos)
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Copyright © 2011
Albert Meek
Which butterfly? -
Phyciodes tharos
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Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve, WI, Wisconsin, USA
September 14, 2011
Hope someone can ID this butterfly?.
Thx in advance!
Albert
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Contributed by
Albert Meek
on 17 September, 2011 - 11:23am
Last updated 13 September, 2012 - 8:12pm
Moved
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Butterflies (excluding skippers)
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Marcel Such
, 18 October, 2011 - 2:28pm
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john and jane balaban
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Very common in my area, feeds on a variety of composites (especially Rudbeckia/Echinacea) as a caterpillar. Butterfly often seen fluttering through lawns, sipping at puddles, and on flowers.
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Brett Budach
, 17 September, 2011 - 12:00pm
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