Phyciodes pallida

Phyciodes pallida, the pale crescent or pallid crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.

Pale crescent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Phyciodes
Species:	P. pallida
Binomial name
Phyciodes pallida (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Synonyms
Melitaea pallida Edwards, 1864 Eresia mata Reakirt, 1866 Phyciodes pratensis Röber, 1913 Phyciodes pallidus

The wingspan is 33–44 mm. The butterfly flies in June in Canada.^[1]

The larvae feed on Cirsium species.^[1]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

• P. p. barnesi Skinner, 1897
• P. p. pallida

Similar species

• Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent