Brushfoots: Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos
| Size: | Wingspan ranges from 1.25" - 1.75" |
| Habitat: | Fields, gardens, moist meadows |
| Occurrence Level: | Common |
| Flight Period: | Early May to early November |
| Larval Host Plant: | Asters |
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Howard County, MD. July 22, 2012
Dorsal view. Unlike the Silvery Checkerspot, the Pearl Crescent will never have a few white-filled black spots on the trailing edge of the hindwing.
Howard County, MD. July 25, 2012
Howard County, MD. June 19, 2012
Ventral view of a female. Pearl Crescents never have a white center in one of the upperside or underside hindwing spots.
Howard County, MD. June 14, 2012
Ventral view of a male.
Howard County, MD. August 11, 2012
Mated pair.
Montgomery County, MD. August 17, 2014