Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 697791

Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta

Observation date: September 27, 2011
Submitted by: pcastrovillo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: N of Visitor Center at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Nampa, ID. Sage steppe habitat. Elev approx 3000 ft. Nectaring at Chrysothamnus sp. blossoms. Observed earlier in the summer at Deer Flat, but most common in September when Chrysothamnus sp. is in bloom.
Status: Resident
Verified by: kent
Verified date: February 08, 2012
Coordinator notes: Thanks
Checklist region(s): Canyon County, Idaho, United States