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Mexican Crescent
Phyciodes pallescens (Felder, 1869)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
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Pollinator Week was June 20-26, 2022!
Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.
Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 verified sightings

Observation date: Feb 05, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Morelos, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Apr 11, 2014

Observation date: Sep 12, 1958
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012

Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Fred Heath and Kelly Richers)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010

Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Yale Weatherby)
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010

Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Fred Heath and Kelly Richers)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010

Observation date: Nov 03, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J.R. McDermott)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (A.D. Warren)
Verified date: Jan 07, 2010

Observation date: Sep 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Yale Weatherby)
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009

Observation date: Sep 12, 1958
Submitted by: ray.stanford@st... (Ray Stanford)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Andrew Warren)
Verified date: Jan 11, 2008