Pearl Crescent - note white crescents on back edge of hindwing

 

 Pearl Crescent
Common Name:  Pearl Crescent

Latin Name:  Phyciodes tharos

Wingspan:  25 - 40 mm

Range:  Southwestern 1/4 of Alberta

Habitat:  Prairie grasslands

Time of year seen: May to August

Preferred Flowers: Aster sp.

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Location: Barrier Lake, AB
Date: Jul. 17, 2005

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