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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) » Vesta Crescent - Hodges#4479.1 (Phyciodes graphica)
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Butterfly - Phyciodes graphica
Copyright © 2013 The Longs

Butterfly - Phyciodes graphica
South Llano River State Park, Kimble County, Texas, USA
June 7, 2013
Took a trip to central Texas, and found some new things. Please help ID or give info. Thanks!
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Contributed by The Longs on 7 July, 2013 - 10:45pm
Last updated 11 July, 2013 - 11:35am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… Nick Block, 11 July, 2013 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 11 July, 2013 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

Vesta
This is a Vesta Crescent.
… Nick Block, 8 July, 2013 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Nick- thanks for your help
Hi Nick- thanks for your help.

I wasn't sure it was a Vesta, because it appears to have only one white cell instead of 3. These were all listed for the county, and we're not familiar with all the distinguishing marks: Common Mestra, Theona Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, Bordered Patch, Tiny Checkerspot, Elada Checkerspot, Vesta or Graphic Crescent, Phaon Crescent, Pearl Crescent, Texan Crescent. I thought maybe one of these would have the one white cell?
… The Longs, 11 July, 2013 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Perhaps an unusual variation
It's probably not usual, but I would say that having only one paler cell is within the range of variation in Vesta.
… Nick Block, 11 July, 2013 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

Several species of crescents in Texas.
This one appears to be Pearl crescent but shows some white on the FW median band which is indicative of Phaon crescent which has a creamy white FW band.
… Cliff Ivy, 8 July, 2013 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

one of the
crescents perhaps?
… Ilze V-G., 8 July, 2013 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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