Summary ⁵

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 antennal knobs. Its upperside is orange with black borders; postmedian and submarginal areas are crossed...

Habitat ⁶

Grasslands and dry meadows of the prairie and parkland regions.

Conservation status ⁷

Not of concern

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Shanthanu Bhardwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86124626@N00/4797044264
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4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2010_04_20/IMG_041612.JPG
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyciodes_tharos
6. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31887112
7. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31887108

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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