Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii maconensis)

Distinguished from Pearl Crescent by having more black in the forewing and a light tawny/orange/cream-colored and relatively unmarked underhindwing, Tawny Crescents in NC are found only in the mountains and fly mostly in May/June. The subspecies found here is quite disjunct from the rest of the species.


Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005	same individual


Female Macon Co., NC 12 May 2006	same individual


Female Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006	Male Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006


Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005	Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005


Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005	Worn Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005

	Here's lookin' atcha! Female Macon Co., NC 12 May 2006

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Created on ... May 20, 2005 | Updated on ... Nov 22, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu