Observation date: June 03, 2026
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Two different individuals. One I'm pretty confident is a Northern Crescent (orange tips) and the other one is probably, but didn't get a good shot with wings open.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: June 08, 2026
Coordinator notes: The first individual is a female, which unfortunately can never be ID'd down to a specific species with 100% certainty. I think the second two photos are of the same individual? It is possible this one is P. cocyta, but I would like to get a better view of the dorsal wings to see the pattern (large orange patches not traversed by dark veins), and a better view of the ventral surface of the antennal club nudums (cocyta will have orange extending across this ventral surface completely - not just half-way). The more plainly visible orange tips is non-specific, and can be seen on P. tharos as well, or as some have proposed, yet another cryptic species (see Phyciodes diminutor). -jmgesell
