Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1405080

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observation date: June 25, 2025
Submitted by: barthsm
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: June 28, 2025
Coordinator notes: Nearly impossible to confidently ID female Phyciodes, however, dark veins traversing HW orange patches and dark antennal clubs favor tharos. Tawny Crescents can only be confidently ID'd by a ventral view. -Jeff Gesell
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Erie County