Painted Crescent
Phyciodes picta (W.H. Edwards, 1865)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is dark with yellowish spots. Below, forewing apex and all of hindwing are yellow-cream with pale or absent markings.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males patrol on flats all day for females. Eggs are laid in clusters on underside of host plant leaves; caterpillars eat leaves. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Two to three flights from April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), aster, and hairy tubetongue (Siphonoglosssa pilosella).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Marshes, stream edges, and washes in short-grass prairie; fields, roadsides, fencerows.
Range: Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado south to Texas, New Mexico, and western Arizona; northern Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Phyciodes pictus
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 73 - 96 of 233 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 06, 1977
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: js97032@yahoo.com (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: js97032@yahoo.com (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 04, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Castro County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 18, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hansford County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 13, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Oldham County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 27, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Collingsworth County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 13, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Martin County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 04, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Swisher County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: May 29, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Garza County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 18, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Ochiltree County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 11, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 09, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Lamb County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Dec 05, 2008
Observation date: Aug 30, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Dickens County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Dec 05, 2008
Observation date: Jun 01, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Yoakum County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: May 17, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Motley County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: May 31, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hale County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (1993 Atlas of Western USA Butterflies by Stanford and Opler)
Region: Culberson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: Sep 01, 2007
Submitted by: John Saba (John Saba)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Jul 28, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Bailey County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Aug 31, 2007
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Crosby County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Apr 15, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Cochran County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 04, 2007
Observation date: Apr 29, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hockley County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 04, 2007
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