Phyciodes, the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
In alphabetical order:
- Phyciodes batesii <small>(Reakirt, 1865)</small> â tawny crescent
- Phyciodes campestris <small>Behr, 1863</small>
- Phyciodes cocyta <small>(Cramer, [1777])</small> â northern crescent
- Phyciodes diminutor
- Phyciodes eucrasia <small>Zikán, 1937</small>
- Phyciodes graphica <small>(R. Felder, 1869)</small> â Vesta crescent
- Phyciodes herlani <small>Bauer, 1975</small>
- Phyciodes melini <small>Bryk, 1953</small>
- Phyciodes metharmeoides <small>(Fassl, 1922)</small>
- Phyciodes mirabilis <small>Hayward, 1967</small>
- Phyciodes montana <small>Behr, 1863</small>
- Phyciodes mylitta <small>(W. H. Edwards, 1861)</small> â Mylitta crescent
- Phyciodes orseis <small>W. H. Edwards, 1871</small> â Orseis crescent
- Phyciodes pallescens <small>(R. Felder, 1869)</small> â Mexican crescent
- Phyciodes pallida or Phyciodes pallidus <small>(W. H. Edwards, 1864)</small> â pale crescent or pallid crescentspot
- Phyciodes phaon <small>(W. H. Edwards, 1864)</small> â Phaon crescent
- Phyciodes picta <small>(W. H. Edwards, 1865)</small> â painted crescent
- Phyciodes pulchella <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> â field crescent
- Phyciodes texana <small>(W. H. Edwards, 1863)</small> â Texan crescent
- Phyciodes tharos <small>(Drury, [1773])</small> â pearl crescent
- Phyciodes vesta <small>(Edwards, 1869)</small>
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