Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1391766

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Observation date: August 21, 2024
Date notes: very tiny butterfly
Submitted by: kittybev
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: August 23, 2024
Coordinator notes: I can't see the antennal clubs, which would help with the ID - however, large orange patches on the HW and FW, with lack of traversing black veins, favors the cocyta phenotype. -jmgesell
Checklist region(s): Canada, Ontario