Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1226293

Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta

Observation date: August 03, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying from Thistle to Thistle Depositing eggs up the hill from your Pet arctic and a little farther west Clear day warm but not yet hot so hard to get the ventral. this one has a more pronounced Band horizontally by large round spots on trailing edge or hind wing. less orange more yellow? My guess its the common species? some call a junk species but i have always liked these even though sometimes quite Common. 10k Plus at saddlebag lake dam area clear hot in the after noon! We even swam in lake as it got hot!
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 17, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Mono County