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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Observation date: Apr 08, 2013
Submitted by: davidelwonger@m...
Region: Bandera County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 27, 2013
Observation date: Apr 09, 2013
Submitted by: JKHatfield
Region: Texas, Lubbock County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 18, 2013
Observation date: Oct 20, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 02, 2012
Observation date: Jun 30, 1952
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden)
Region: La Paz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 17, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Adrienne Boyd)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 20, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 23, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Mar 21, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wayne Barger and Brian Holt)
Region: Clarke County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 17, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 11, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wayne Barger)
Region: Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 14, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford)
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 25, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 05, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Dec 03, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ben Garmon)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 22, 2012
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Georgia, Twiggs County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 28, 2012
Observation date: Oct 02, 2012
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 27, 2012
Observation date: Sep 30, 2012
Submitted by: JimConrad
Region: Texas, Uvalde County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 11, 2012
Observation date: Feb 03, 2000
Submitted by: Tim Bagworth
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 11, 2012
Observation date: Sep 28, 2012
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 02, 2012
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 31, 2012
Observation date: Sep 11, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: Oct 07, 2006
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jul 31, 2012
Observation date: Aug 07, 2006
Submitted by: whbauer
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jun 23, 2012
Observation date: Apr 22, 2012
Submitted by: jeanie.in.south...
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: May 29, 2012
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