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 49 - 72 of 508 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Christinalea
Region: Texas, Wichita County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: Apr 25, 2022
Submitted by: satchmo0802
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 10, 2022
Observation date: Apr 19, 2022
Submitted by: satchmo0802
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 09, 2022
Observation date: Apr 13, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 16, 2022
Observation date: Mar 07, 2022
Submitted by: Nick Pulcinella
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 26, 2022
Observation date: Mar 08, 2022
Submitted by: Rmclaughlin
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 10, 2022
Observation date: Nov 01, 2021
Submitted by: Rmclaughlin
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 11, 2021
Observation date: Oct 28, 2021
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 31, 2021
Observation date: Oct 29, 2021
Submitted by: djenness
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Oct 05, 2021
Submitted by: John Koerner
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Apr 15, 2019
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 10, 2021
Observation date: Apr 02, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: May 09, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Liberty County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: WYbutterflyer1
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
Observation date: Sep 09, 2012
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 11, 2021
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Hampton County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Feb 14, 2021
Observation date: Nov 18, 2020
Submitted by: lwhite
Region: Texas, Tom Green County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2016
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: rebeccagracey
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Feb 18, 2020
Submitted by: calidris
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 05, 2020
Observation date: May 30, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 02, 2020
Observation date: May 20, 2020
Submitted by: James Lofton
Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 24, 2020
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