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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes t. tharos)  

MALE (DORSAL)

MALE (VENTRAL)

FEMALE (DORSAL)

FEMALE (VENTRAL)

 

Caterpillar HostplantsTexas Aster (Aster drummondii var. texanus), Willow-Leaf Aster (A. praealtus), Heath Aster (A. ericoides), Bush Aster (A. dumosus), California Aster (A. lateriflorus).
Area Sighting
Locations
Throughout the metroplex. Norbuck Park, Dallas Arboretum, Texas Discovery Gardens, Heard Museum, White Rock Lake, Lake Lewisville.
Seasonal Flight DataMarch - November
General NotesOverwinters: Larva.

Additional Photographs

OVA

LARVA

PUPA

ADULT


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