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Pearl Crescent Butterfly

Phyciodes tharos

Description:

21-32 mm wingspan. Feeds on nectar of dogbare, swamp milkweed, asters and winter cress. Pattern is quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs.

Habitat:

Open meadows, fields, open pine woods. Meadow in the Poconos

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4 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Your close-ups are wonderful!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

It was an early birthday present. A Panasonic DMC-FZ47. Takes nice clear photos. Thank you so much!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

lovely! Which camera did you buy Carol?

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely! You are obviously fully up to speed with the new camera!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Apr 25, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012

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