Orantain Crescent (Phyciodes orantain)

Treated by some as a subspecies of Pearl Crescent (P. tharos), recent research supports recognizing this taxon as a separate species. This taxon flies in the west central US, north into Canada.

Orantain Crescent (Phyciodes orantain)
Angela, Rosebud Co., MT
2 June 2014

Orantain Crescent (Phyciodes orantain)
Elkhorn Creek, Lewis & Clark Co., MT
7 June 2016


Orantain Crescent (Phyciodes orantain) Elkhorn Creek, Lewis & Clark Co., MT 7 June 2016

Below are Pearl Crescents from Wyoming

Orantain Crescent (Phyciodes orantain)
Lamar Valley, Co., Park Co., WY
6 May 2015

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