Phyciodes picta

Phyciodes picta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subtribe:	Phyciodina
Genus:	Phyciodes
Species:	P. picta
Binomial name
Phyciodes picta (W. H. Edwards, 1865)

Phyciodes picta, the painted crescent, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Phyciodes picta is 4484.[4]

Painted crescent, Phyciodes picta

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Phyciodes picta:

• Phyciodes picta canace W. H. Edwards, 1871
• Phyciodes picta pallescens Felder, 1869
• Phyciodes picta picta (W. H. Edwards, 1865)

References

1. "Phyciodes picta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Phyciodes picta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Phyciodes picta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Phyciodes picta". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.

External links

• Media related to Phyciodes picta at Wikimedia Commons