Phyciodes pulchella, the field crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Nearctic realm.
The wingspan is 24âÂÂ36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August in Canada.
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- P. p. camillus <small>Edwards, 1871</small>
- P. p. deltarufa <small>Scott, 1998</small>
- P. p. inornatus <small>Austin, 1998</small>
- P. p. montana <small>(Behr, 1863)</small>
- P. p. owimba <small>Scott, 1998</small>
- P. p. pulchella
- P. p. tutchone <small>Scott, 1994</small>
- P. p. shoshoni <small>Scott, 1994</small>
- P. p. vallis <small>Austin, 1998</small>
Similar species
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