Tawny Crescent
Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, [1866])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Antennal knobs are black and white. Upperside is dark brown; forewing with pale orange postmedian band and orange submarginal band. Underside of forewing is yellow; black patch on inner margin is larger than black patch near costa. Underside of hindwing is yellow-tan with faint markings; female with black submarginal dots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs in groups under host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves; first- and second-stage caterpillars live together in webs on the host plant. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from May-July; sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wavy-leaved aster (Aster undulatus) and perhaps other true asters.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Moist meadows and pastures in the northern part of its range; dry rocky ridges or hillsides in the south.
Range: Southwest Quebec west to central Alberta, south to north-central Montana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and northern Georgia. Isolated colonies in the Black Hills and Nebraska's Pine Ridge.
Conservation: For unknown reasons, this butterfly has disappeared from most of its eastern range.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Maintain habitat integrity, host plant colonies, and nectar sources.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 03, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Brady)
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 05, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL,Carter)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 01, 1905
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Max Rothke (1906))
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Feb 01, 2010
Observation date: Jul 20, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Meyland)
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: Jul 06, 2009
Observation date: Jun 30, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard W. Holland)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Jun 23, 2006
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Powder River County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ferris and Brown 1981)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jul 23, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dick and Freddie Thompson)
Region: Teton County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 13, 2002
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Carter County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lake County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Ouray County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Emery County, Utah, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Alpena County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sheridan County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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