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Phyciodes

Phyciodes, the crescents or crescent spots is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae.

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Phyciodes
Northern crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Subtribe: Phyciodina
Genus: Phyciodes
Hübner, [1819]1
Species

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Synonyms

Phiciodes

Phyciodes, the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Crescent butterfly nectaring on yellow ironweed.

Species

In alphabetical order:23

References

References

  1. ITIS.gov
  2. Phyciodes, Encyclopedia of Life
  3. "Phyciodes Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms