Pearl Crescent Butterfly Perched on a Wildflower
by Diane Diederich
Title
Pearl Crescent Butterfly Perched on a Wildflower
Artist
Diane Diederich
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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 antenna 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.
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April 13th, 2023
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