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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes pallida (W.H. Edwards, 1864) | |
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Phyciodes pallida, the pale crescent or pallid crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
The wingspan is 33–44 mm. The butterfly flies in June in Canada.
The larvae feed on Cirsium species.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- P. p. barnesi Skinner, 1897
- P. p. pallida
Similar species
- Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent
References
- ^ Pale Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
- Pale Crescent, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Species Phyciodes pallida - Pale Crescent, BugGuide
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| Phyciodes pallida | |
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