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Phyciodes batesii
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phyciodes batesii, the tawny crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that occurs in North America.
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Description
The upperside is dark brown with orange and the forewing has a pale postmedian band with submarginal bands. The female's black submarginal band has dots. Both sexes have black and white antenna knobs. The wingspan is from 25 to 38 mm.[2]
Life cycle
Adults fly once a year between May and July. There is sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan. During this time the females lay their eggs in groups on the host plants.[citation needed] The fourth-instar caterpillars hibernate.[1]
Larval foods
Adult foods
Similar species
- Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
- Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
References
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