Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observation date: June 23, 2025
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: June 27, 2025
Coordinator notes: Nearly impossible to definitively ID a female from field marks, however, the dorsal side reticulations without open orange patches would favor P. tharos over P. cocyta. However, this could well be P. cocyta - a more definitive ID could be made with a ventral view. -Jeff Gesell
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Franklin County