Phyciodes mylitta
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| Species: | P. mylitta
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| Phyciodes mylitta (W.H. Edwards, 1861)
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Phyciodes mylitta, the Mylitta crescent or Mylitta crescentspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The butterfly flies from June until late July in Canada.[1] It is found in a variety of habitats, and usually inhabits meadows and stream banks in forested areas.[2]
The larvae feed on Cirsium and Carduus species.[1] Adults feed on flower nectar.[2]
Subspecies[]
Listed alphabetically:[3]
- P. m. arizonensis Bauer, 1975
- P. m. arida (Skinner, 1917)
- P. m. mexicana Hall, 1928
- P. m. mylitta
- P. m. thebais Godman & Salvin, 1878
Similar species[]
- Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent
References[]
- ^ a b Mylitta Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links[]
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Categories:
- Melitaeini
- Butterflies of North America
- Butterflies described in 1861
- Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
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