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: Apr 22, 2012
Submitted by: jeanie.in.south...
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: May 29, 2012
Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: Mikelchap (James Holland)
Region: United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 05, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J Brock, J Mori, M Smith)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 12, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 15, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Dec 03, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Bailowitz)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 20, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 20, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Nov 13, 2006
Submitted by: Shirley Wilkerson
Region: Brazos County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 17, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (F.R. Hedges)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Aug 11, 2011
Observation date: Nov 04, 2010
Submitted by: naomiblinick
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler
Verified date: May 03, 2011
Observation date: May 01, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (L. Koehn)
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 01, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (L. Koehn)
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Columbus County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 01, 2011
Submitted by: cpcdolan
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Mar 02, 2011
Observation date: Jun 12, 2010
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Texas, Lamb County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Feb 15, 2011
Observation date: Jun 13, 2010
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Garza County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Feb 15, 2011
Observation date: Jun 06, 2010
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Hale County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Feb 15, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 2001
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 07, 2011
Observation date: Jun 26, 2010
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 25, 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: 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: Jul 01, 2007
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: Aug 17, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (M. Van Buskirk)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
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