| Pale crescent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes pallida (W.H. Edwards, 1864) | |
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Phyciodes pallida, the pale crescent or pallid crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
The wingspan is 33–44 mm. The butterfly flies in June in Canada.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- P. p. barnesi Skinner, 1897
- P. p. pallida
Similar species
- Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent
References
- 1 2 Pale Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
- Pale Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Species Phyciodes pallida - Pale Crescent, BugGuide
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