Summary ²

The Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Nearctic ecozone.

On San Bruno Mountain ³

Wild Asters, especially Aster chilensis in the San Bruno Mountains.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8086030@N03/5087051963
2. Adapted by Scott Loarie from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyciodes_pulchella
3. (c) Scott Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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