Phyciodes pulchella
| Field Crescent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852) | |
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The Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 24–36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August in Canada.[1]
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- P. p. camillus Edwards, 1871
- P. p. deltarufa Scott, 1998
- P. p. inornatus Austin, 1998
- P. p. montana (Behr, 1863)
- P. p. owimba Scott, 1998
- P. p. pulchella
- P. p. tutchone Scott, 1994
- P. p. shoshoni Scott, 1994
- P. p. vallis Austin, 1998
Similar species
- Phyciodes cocyta – Northern Crescent
- Phyciodes batesii – Tawny Crescent
- Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta Crescent
- Phyciodes pallida – Pale Crescent
- Phyciodes tharos – Pearl Crescent
References
- 1 2 Field Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Phyciodes, funet.fi
External links
- Field Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Species Phyciodes pulchella - Field Crescent, BugGuide
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