Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1166178

Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella

Observation date: June 30, 2018
Submitted by: Bob Sand
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed in Banff, Alberta Canada. It came & sat on a pine board I was working on. Weather was mainly overcast with occasional light showers. I was under the overhang of the house offering protection from the light rain. Temperature ~68F (20C) This home backs onto the "Wildlife Corridor", a protected area, semi wilderness, on the base of Sulphur Mountain. The forest is mixed lodgepole pine, aspen... with some grass & bushes at the floor. The butterfly was at the front of the house where ornamental flowers & Shrubs are grown.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: November 24, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Alberta