Phyciodes cocyta

Northern Crescent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Genus: Phyciodes
Species: P. cocyta
Binomial name
Phyciodes cocyta
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms

Phyciodes selenis

ventral view

The Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Nearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 32–38 mm. The butterfly flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.

Similar species

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