Phyciodes mylitta
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phyciodes mylitta, the Mylitta crescent or Mylitta crescentspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
| Mylitta crescent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. mylitta |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes mylitta (W.H. Edwards, 1861) | |
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The wingspan is 26–37 mm. Wings are orange with black markings and white fringe on the edges. The females are darker than the males.[1] The butterfly flies from June until late July in Canada[2] and until fall in California.[1] It is found in a variety of habitats, and usually inhabits meadows and stream banks in forested areas.[3]
The larvae are black with spines and white markings.[1] They feed on Cirsium and Carduus species.[2] Adults feed on flower nectar.[3]
Listed alphabetically:[4]
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