Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1227545

Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella

Observation date: July 29, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: September 19, 2019
Coordinator notes: This is actually the Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella. The Painted Crescent is not found at high elevations, and it has a cream-colored ventral hindwing, nearly white in many individuals (the Field Crescent has a mottled, brownish-yellow colored hindwing by comparison).
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Park County