Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1378494

Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta

Observation date: April 25, 2024
Submitted by: dchartier
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: May 07, 2024
Coordinator notes: Definitely the Mylitta Crescentspot...a nearly emerged male...the Pale may be out later and is a larger butterfly. Both you the same hosts (thistles) but separated by flight times (I know of no locality where the two have been recorded flying together at the same time in Colorado). No sure if we have a reported sighting for this crescent for the spring flight though we do successive ones. Good observation. Thanks, Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, El Paso County