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Phyciodes tharos
From Wiki: The pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) is a butterfly of North America. It is found in all parts of the United States except the west coast, and throughout Mexico and parts of southern Canada, in particular Ontario. Its habitat is open areas such as pastures, road edges, vacant lots, fields, open pine woods. Its pattern is quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs. Its upperside is orange with black borders; postmedian and submarginal areas are crossed by fine black marks. The underside of the hindwing has a dark marginal patch containing a light-colored crescent. The wingspan is from 21 to 34 mm.[1] The species has several broods throughout the year, from April–November in the north, and throughout the year in the deep south and Mexico.
Open areas such as pastures, road edges, vacant lots, fields, open pine woods.
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Great find and beautiful images! I was looking and looking at your pictures and thinking this butterfly was darker looking than most of the Pearl Crescents I have seen. Your second image shows the distinctive white spot on the underside of the wings, which Pearl Crescents do not have.
Spotted on Jul 13, 2015
Submitted on Jul 14, 2015
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