Butterfly - Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

    Pearl Crescent
    (Phyciodes tharos)
    Buncombe County, North Carolina

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    1. martytdx (81 months ago | reply)

      beautiful shot - it definitely looks like a pearly to me.

    2. nature55 and Buick 8 added this photo to their favorites.

    3. Casteel (65 months ago | reply)

      I'm fairly certain this is a Pearl Crescent as opposed to a Northern Crescent. Apparently, the two species are rather variable and it's a bit difficult to tell. I haven't been able to find many Northern Crescent images to compare, so I'm sticking with Pearl Crescent for now.

    4. Roger and Kathy Goodson (36 months ago | reply)

      I'm administrator of a new group called . North Carolina Bultterflies, Moths and Caterpillars
      and we would love to have your wonderful photography in our group.

    5. Roger and Kathy Goodson (35 months ago | reply)

      Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful photo in North Carolina Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars.

    6. BlueRidgeKitties (27 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful picture! Very interesting pattern. Also love the striped antenna on this one.

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