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Mylitta Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta

Description:

I spotted this beautiful Mylitta Crescent butterfly hiking the Meadows Canyon Trail in Tilden Park, Berkeley. It was about 2 inches wide.

Habitat:

Along Meadows Canyon hiking trail in Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA.

Notes:

The Mylitta Crescent or Mylitta Crescentspot (Phyciodes mylitta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the western North America. Wikipedia

3 Comments

misako
misako 11 years ago

Thank you Karen!

misako
misako 11 years ago

Thank you for the ID Cindy!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely spot misako!

misako
Spotted by
misako

California, USA

Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Apr 7, 2012

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