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 313 - 336 of 533 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 15, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Don Dubois)
Region: Haskell County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 19, 2007
Observation date: Jul 04, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Terry County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Jun 16, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Elizabeth Moon)
Region: Texas, Williamson County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Sep 04, 2005
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Jun 27, 2007
Observation date: Jul 14, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Flynn)
Region: Miller County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Jun 22, 2007
Observation date: May 01, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Elaine Halbedel)
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jun 01, 2007
Observation date: Jul 23, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Flynn)
Region: Burke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: May 24, 2007
Observation date: Mar 24, 2001
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: May 08, 2007
Observation date: Jul 08, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Claire Curry)
Region: Texas, Wise County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2007
Observation date: Jul 01, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ro Wauer)
Region: Burnet County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Dempwolf)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2007
Observation date: Oct 23, 1927
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Taney County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Brower, A.E.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jul 11, 1966
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1966)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Nov 23, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Zink, Mary E.)
Region: Henry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Zink, Mary E. 1978)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Nov 05, 1958
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Clay County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Oct 13, 1963
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1963)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Jul 29, 2006
Submitted by: Gary L. Spicer (Gary Spicer)
Region: Ellis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 26, 2007
Observation date: Nov 16, 2006
Submitted by: John Saba (John Saba)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Nov 17, 2006
Observation date: Nov 10, 2006
Submitted by: John Saba (John Saba)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Nov 17, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Leroy Koehn)
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Leroy Koehn)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
Observation date: Oct 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Randy Emmitt)
Region: Columbus County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Putnam County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Presidio County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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