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
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Observation date: Sep 07, 2009
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Oct 02, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Doug Wood)
Region: Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Dec 17, 2009
Observation date: May 24, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John G. Pasko)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 16, 2009
Observation date: May 19, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lisa Keppner)
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 08, 2009
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
Observation date: May 05, 2007
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen (Kelly Mortensen)
Verified date: May 18, 2009
Observation date: Oct 15, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Williams, Ken)
Region: Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Nov 12, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Donnell, Susan)
Region: Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 28, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Schemmer, Linda)
Region: Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 21, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Herndon, Jim)
Region: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Nov 03, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ruby, Susie)
Region: Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 19, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 13, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fisher, John)
Region: Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 04, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 23, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stewart, Marilyn)
Region: Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 20, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Williams, Ken)
Region: Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fisher, John)
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 25, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (McConnell, Scott)
Region: Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Nov 11, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Floyd, Phil)
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 20, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Dougherty County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Oct 19, 2008
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 09, 2009
Observation date: Apr 26, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2008
Observation date: Sep 07, 2008
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Oct 24, 2008
Observation date: Jul 20, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Dougherty County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Oct 17, 2008
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