Texan Crescent
Anthanassa texana (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Outer margin is indented below tip of forewing. Upperside is black with small white spots and some rusty red near wing bases. Hindwing with median band of cream-colored spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches (3.2 - 4.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch in gulches to watch for females. Eggs are laid in groups on underside of host plant leaves; caterpillars eat leaves.
Flight: Several broods, from March-November in south Florida and Arizona, throughout the year in South Texas and the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various low plants of the acanthus family including Ruellia, Jacobina, Beloperone, and Siphonoglossa.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Deserts, dry gulches, open areas, streamsides, road edges, city parks.
Range: Guatemala north through Mexico to southern California, east across the southern United States to northern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Strays to Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, South Dakota, and central Nevada.
Conservation: Not usually of concern.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Phyciodes texana
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 241 - 264 of 533 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 06, 1977
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 1994
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 05, 2000
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 05, 1988
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 14, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Funk)
Region: Yuma County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 03, 2000
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 27, 2005
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (F.R. Hedges)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Carol Adams)
Region: Grant County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Carol Adams)
Region: Grant County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Carol Adams)
Region: Grant County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Melody Lytle)
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Melody Lytle)
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 29, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim W Arterburn)
Region: Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: May 23, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (P. Spade)
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: May 18, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Priestaf)
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: May 18, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Priestaf)
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
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