Phyciodes pallida
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. pallida
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes pallida (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
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Phyciodes pallida, the pale crescent or pallid crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
The wingspan is 33–44 mm. The butterfly flies in June in Canada.[1]
The larvae feed on Cirsium species.[1]
Subspecies[edit]
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- P. p. barnesi Skinner, 1897
- P. p. pallida
Similar species[edit]
- Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pale Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links[edit]
- Pale Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Species Phyciodes pallida - Pale Crescent, BugGuide
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