Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1241322

Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella

Observation date: June 24, 2018
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Feeding on Helenium bigelovii near a rocky stream. This is what my typical female pulchella (assuming this is pulchella) look like. But, I now think some of the other Phyciodes I've recently submitted are also pulchella females. I need to get better forewing shots and or collect a few. Also, see Sighting 1167543 for a similar example of my female pulchella.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: January 20, 2020
Coordinator notes: These are probably close to nominotypical pulchella-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County