Phyciodes batesii | |
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Phyciodes |
Species: | P. batesii |
Binomial name | |
Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, 1865) | |
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Phyciodes batesii, the tawny crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that occurs in North America.
The upperside is dark brown with orange and the forewing has a pale postmedian band with submarginal bands. The female's black submarginal band has dots. Both sexes have black and white antenna knobs. The wingspan is from 25 to 38 mm. [2]
Adults fly once a year between May and July. There is sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan. During this time the females lay their eggs in groups on the host plants.[ citation needed ] The fourth-instar caterpillars hibernate. [1]
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