en Phyciodes pallida

Pale crescent
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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;

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

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

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

Similar species

Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent

References

^ ^a ^b Pale Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
^ "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links

Pale Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America
Species Phyciodes pallida - Pale Crescent, BugGuide

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[CBIF-1] Pale Crescent, Butterflies of Canada

[funet-2] "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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