Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1388799

Vesta or Graphic Crescent
Phyciodes graphica

Observation date: December 28, 2022
Submitted by: polylepis
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: iNaturalist observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145552869
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: August 01, 2024
Coordinator notes: I hesitated over this ID for some time. The HW does look like P. graphica, although the FW doesn't. Further research showed that this sp., like most of the Phyciodes, are highly variable. And the range is correct. So I was finally (mostly) convinced. JRains
Checklist region(s): United States, Texas, Cameron County