Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Antennal clubs of male are orange. Females are darker than males. Upperside is orange-brown with dark borders; median orange-brown areas are mostly open, with few dark markings. Underside of hindwing is orange with a tan patch surrounding the pale marginal crescent.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches (3.2 - 4.8 cm).
Life History: All day long, males patrol near the host plants for receptive females. Eggs are laid in bunches of about 40 on the underside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves, and young ones live and feed communally. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-July, perhaps two broods in southern Canada.
Caterpillar Hosts: Asters, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of dogbane, fleabane, and white clover.
Habitat: Moist open areas in rocky places, wooded streams, marsh edges, and shale barrens.
Range: Newfoundland and northern New England west across the Great Lake states and southern Canada to British Columbia; south in the western mountains to Utah, southeast Arizona, and southern New Mexico; south in the Appalachians to Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Conservation: Some geographically restricted subspecies and unnamed populations should be monitored, managed, or preserved.
NCGR:
Management Needs: Maintain habitat integrity, host plant colonies, and nectar sources.
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: Lee West
Region: Fergus County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 23, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2022
Submitted by: skeetertheblonde
Region: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 19, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 07, 2022
Submitted by: Cardinal52
Region: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 17, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2022
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 03, 2022
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: sgguthart
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 08, 2022
Observation date: Jun 30, 2022
Submitted by: Jon Kindschy
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 08, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: eap130
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: jkubiak
Region: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
Observation date: Jun 09, 2022
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Douglas County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 02, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2012
Submitted by: jessie.dulberger
Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2022
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