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Can anyone tell me what this is? - Phyciodes - male
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Can anyone tell me what this is? - Phyciodes - Male
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
June 22, 2013
Size: 3cm
Contributed by jeffer1492 on 2 July, 2013 - 9:53am
Last updated 16 November, 2013 - 4:15pm

Comments

I'd be inclined to call this a Pearl Crescent,
but others would instantly call it a Northern. It looks like one of those that doesn't quite fit comfortably as either one. There seem to be more than just two different kinds, and they seem to not be sorted out to everyone's satisfaction yet. Different authors treat them somewhat differently.

Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 16 November, 2013 - 4:15pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 9 July, 2013 - 8:06pm

something similar to a pearl
something similar to a pearl crescent maybe?
… Royal M. Tyler, Jr., 2 July, 2013 - 10:43am

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