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Phyciodes phaon
Photo take at the marina gardens very small about 1 cm wingspan beautiful orange, yellow white and black colors on the up-side wings. Forewing is dark orange and black with a pale cream median band. Underside of hindwing is cream to yellowish; spring and fall butterflies (form marcia) have a gray hindwing.
Openings in thorn forest, open areas with closely cropped plants, dunes, pastures, road edges. Range: Guatemala north through Cuba and Mexico to southern California, east through South Texas and Florida to coastal South Carolina. Strays to eastern Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri.
Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 29, 2012
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