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Pearl Crescent Butterfly

Phyciodes tharos

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Shot with iPhone 4

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Pearl crescent
Phyciodes tharos Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera


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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Definitely a pearl crescent. As Livan has said there are many different crescent species but only 4 in Florida (Pearl, Cuban, Texan, Phaon) & each of these is distinctive from the others.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

Most likely a Pearl Crescent. But there are many similar Crescent butterflies, so not 100% sure.

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Ashlyn
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Ashlyn

Coral Springs, Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 29, 2011
Submitted on Dec 30, 2011

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