Northern crescent
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. cocyta |
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Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, [1777]) |
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Phyciodes cocyta, the northern crescent, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Nearctic realm.
The wingspan is 32–38 mm. The butterfly flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.
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