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 289 - 312 of 533 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 13, 2008
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Oct 15, 2008
Observation date: Nov 24, 2006
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Mitchell County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: May 29, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahearn)
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Sep 03, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Turner)
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Oct 21, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian G. Scholtens)
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Sep 22, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe)
Region: Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Sep 07, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeff Garner)
Region: Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2008
Observation date: Jun 23, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Carol Adams)
Region: Grant County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (1993 Atlas of Western USA Butterflies by Stanford and Opler.)
Region: El Paso County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek)
Region: DeWitt County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Dec 28, 2007
Observation date: Sep 26, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (NABA - Mexico count for the State of Jalisco)
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (NABA Mexico Count)
Verified date: Dec 28, 2007
Observation date: May 31, 2004
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Nov 04, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lance Durden)
Region: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Nov 27, 2007
Observation date: Nov 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Diana Churchill)
Region: Laurens County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Nov 27, 2007
Observation date: Oct 14, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 17, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Nov 13, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Melody Lytle)
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Melody Lytle)
Verified date: Sep 11, 2007
Observation date: Jul 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael Beohm)
Region: Crisp County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Aug 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Russ Wigh)
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Jul 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Flynn)
Region: Georgia, Worth County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Sep 02, 2002
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (J. Calhoun)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
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