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Phaon Crescent

Phyciodes phaon

Description:

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.

Habitat:

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.


1 species ID suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 months ago
Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon Phyciodes p. phaon (W. H. Edwards, 1864)

1 Comment

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 months ago

Thanks Bayucca :)

Mexico

Lat: 20.85, Long: -86.88

Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 29, 2012

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