Phyciodes mylitta
Mylitta crescent | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Phyciodes |
Species: | P. mylitta |
Binomial name | |
Phyciodes mylitta (W.H. Edwards, 1861) | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- 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
- 1 2 Mylitta Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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