Phyciodes pulchella, the field crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Nearctic realm.

The wingspan is 24–36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August in Canada.

Phyciodes pulchella

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.

Phyciodes pulchella

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically: P. p. camillus Edwards, 1871 P. p. deltarufa Scott, 1998 P. p. inornatus Austin, 1998 P. p. montana (Behr, 1863) P. p. owimba Scott, 1998 P. p. pulchella P. p. tutchone Scott, 1994 P. p. shoshoni Scott, 1994 P. p. vallis Austin, 1998

Phyciodes pulchella

Similar species

Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent

Phyciodes batesii – tawny crescent

Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent

Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent

Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent

References

External links

Field Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America

Species Phyciodes pulchella - Field Crescent, BugGuide

Melitaeini

Butterflies of North America

Butterflies described in 1852

Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval