| Phyciodes batesii | |
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| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. batesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, 1865) | |
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Phyciodes batesii, the tawny crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that occurs in North America.
Description
The 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.
Life cycle
Adults 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. The fourth-instar caterpillars hibernate.
Larval foods
Adult foods
- Flower nectar
Similar species
- Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
- Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
References
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Phyciodes batesii |
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