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Phyciodes pulchella 
Summary
Phyciodes pulchella, the field crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Nearctic realm.
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| Species: | P. pulchella
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| Phyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852)
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The wingspan is 24–36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August in Canada.[1]
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.[1]
Subspecies edit
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 edit
- Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
- Phyciodes batesii – tawny crescent
- Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent
- Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent
- Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
References edit
External links edit
- Field Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Species Phyciodes pulchella - Field Crescent, BugGuide