Attributes of Phyciodes batesii
Tawny Crescent
Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, [1866])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Antennal knobs are black and white. Upperside is dark brown; forewing with pale orange postmedian band and orange submarginal band. Underside of forewing is yellow; black patch on inner margin is larger than black patch near costa. Underside of hindwing is yellow-tan with faint markings; female with black submarginal dots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs in groups under host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves; first- and second-stage caterpillars live together in webs on the host plant. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from May-July; sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wavy-leaved aster (Aster undulatus) and perhaps other true asters.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Moist meadows and pastures in the northern part of its range; dry rocky ridges or hillsides in the south.
Range: Southwest Quebec west to central Alberta, south to north-central Montana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and northern Georgia. Isolated colonies in the Black Hills and Nebraska's Pine Ridge.
Conservation: For unknown reasons, this butterfly has disappeared from most of its eastern range.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Maintain habitat integrity, host plant colonies, and nectar sources.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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July 20, 2008 | dpgbfly1 | Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States | January 01, 2013 | Details |
| June 30, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Richard Holland) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 21, 2012 | wayne13114 | Oswego County, New York, United States | September 13, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | August 26, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | August 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 26, 2006 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | August 14, 2011 | Details |
| June 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Carr, Thomas) | Otsego County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 11, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Herig, E. Ted) | Otsego County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 17, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert) | Clinton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Spotts, Connie) | Jackson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Nielsen, Mogens C.) | Otsego County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Luce County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 1973 | legacy.reporter (R. Price) | Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 1975 | legacy.reporter (R. Price) | Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 27, 1992 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1992 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 1993 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 09, 1993 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 10, 1993 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 30, 1994 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 10, 1994 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 17, 1994 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Glassberg) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 05, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Glassberg) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 15, 1996 | legacy.reporter (HEL) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1996 | legacy.reporter (HEL) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (D. Carter) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 17, 1998 | legacy.reporter (D. Carter) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 24, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Paraskevoudaki) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 1998 | legacy.reporter (HEL, Hall) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 1999 | legacy.reporter (S. Brady) | Graham County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 13, 1999 | legacy.reporter (L. Williams) | Graham County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 22, 1999 | legacy.reporter (R. Cech) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 23, 1999 | legacy.reporter (R. Cech) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (S. Brady) | Graham County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (S. Brady) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (S. Brady) | Swain County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 22, 2000 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 30, 2000 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 2000 | legacy.reporter (J. Love) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 14, 2001 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 19, 2001 | legacy.reporter (D. Carter) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 10, 2001 | legacy.reporter (J. Dole) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 12, 2001 | legacy.reporter (J. Love) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 05, 2002 | legacy.reporter (HEL,Carter) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 07, 2002 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 2002 | legacy.reporter (HEL,Pippen) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 14, 2002 | legacy.reporter (J. Love) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 2002 | legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 2002 | legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
