Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1376049

Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella

Observation date: May 28, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: February 02, 2024
Coordinator notes: this is a worn specimen and that can cause difficulties with IDs. the telling mark for me is the underside, which is decorated very much like Field and not all bleached out as in Painted. other circumstantial evidence also points toward Field Crecent: the site elevation is typical for Field but high for Painted, and May is Field's first brood of the year.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Sierra County