Phyciodes batesii, the tawny crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that occurs in North America.
| Phyciodes batesii | |
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| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. batesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, 1865)
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Description
editThe upperside is dark brown with orange and the forewing has a pale postmedian band with submarginal bands. The female's black submarginal band has dots. Both sexes have black and white antenna knobs. The wingspan is from 25 to 38 mm.[2]
Life cycle
editAdults fly once a year between May and July. There is sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan. During this time the females lay their eggs in groups on the host plants.[citation needed] The fourth-instar caterpillars hibernate.[1]
Larval foods
editAdult foods
editSimilar species
edit- Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
- Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
References
edit- ^ a b c d NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Phyciodes batesii". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Tawny Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- "Species Phyciodes batesii - Tawny Crescent". Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Tawny Crescent Species Detail". Retrieved 2008-11-18.
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