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I'm still learning here, but from what I've read, Pearl Crescent, P. Tharos, is the expected species here in Ohio, although as anita363 says, many of these are impossible to separate in the field and many question whether these 2 should be separate species. The last authoritative account (which admittedly was printed quite a few years ago now) on Ohio butterflies only listed 2 verified sightings of P cocyta ever in Ohio. Most people I know don't even look much for P cocyta and just say if it's in Ohio it's P Tharos just because of the limitations of field ID and what's known of their typical ranges. Maybe anita363 has Northerns where she lives and sees some field marks that lean towards P Cocyta? I'd love some solid tips on what to look for in P cocyta vs tharos.
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Looks more like Northern Crescent, but hard to be sure with these.
I'm still learning here, but from what I've read, Pearl Crescent, P. Tharos, is the expected species here in Ohio, although as anita363 says, many of these are impossible to separate in the field and many question whether these 2 should be separate species. The last authoritative account (which admittedly was printed quite a few years ago now) on Ohio butterflies only listed 2 verified sightings of P cocyta ever in Ohio. Most people I know don't even look much for P cocyta and just say if it's in Ohio it's P Tharos just because of the limitations of field ID and what's known of their typical ranges. Maybe anita363 has Northerns where she lives and sees some field marks that lean towards P Cocyta? I'd love some solid tips on what to look for in P cocyta vs tharos.
Ah, you are right! I would go with Pearl on the basis of range.
I revised the observation to Pearl Crescent. Thanks for the thorough feedback!
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