Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1403954

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Observation date: June 16, 2025
Submitted by: mjwz
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Warm sunny day, landed on my hand then my leg, spent about 20 minutes on me. Antennae ends were orange.
Status: Resident
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: June 17, 2025
Coordinator notes: This is likely P. cocyta, a male, VERY similar to P. tharos. Most telling feature are the large orange areas, upperside, of both wings showing more defused orange with a lack of visible dark veining. Sometimes the orange areas being washed in orange. Thanks! JAMES STEEN
Checklist region(s): Canada, British Columbia