Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1232695

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observation date: September 10, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: March 03, 2022
Coordinator notes: Difficult to get a definitive ID with the photo out of focus and at a distance, however the dorsal hindwings appear to have black veins extending into the orange patch, more consistent with P. tharos as opposed to P. cocyta (Northern Crescent).
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Tompkins County