Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

"It is orange above with black borders and an intricate pattern of black scrawls and spots, the female more heavily marked than the male."

The Pearl Crescent and the Silvery Checkerspot are very similar in appearance.

Photograph taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 200mm, f/4.5 manual focus lens.

April 17, 2010.