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Field crescent
Phyciodes pulchella (6156919109).jpg
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Phyciodes
Species:
P. pulchella
Binomial name
Phyciodes pulchella
(Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Melitaea pratensis Behr, 1863
  • Melitaea campestris Behr, 1863
  • Phyciodes campestris Gunder, 1928
  • Eresia campestris Reakirt, 1866
  • Phyciodes pratensis Röber, 1913

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.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.

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

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