Phyciodes selenis
Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Pearl Crescent
Habitat:
Moist open areas along the edges of forest and streams. This is a common
species in Canada.
Range/Abundance:
Very very rare in the mountains
and very difficult to tell from the Pearl Crescent.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid June until late July in a single brood.
Larval Host Plants:
Asters Asteraceae
Comments:
The difficulty of telling this species apart from the abundant Pearl
Crescent requires a level of expertise that most researchers would
not be qualified to identify in the field by sight alone.
Finding this rare species in the region would require being in the right
location at the right time of year.
The top photo was provided by Cindy
Mead. The second and bottom photos were provided by Robert
Grosek and taken in Clinton Co., NY on August 10, 2002.
