Painted Crescent
Phyciodes picta (W.H. Edwards, 1865)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is dark with yellowish spots. Below, forewing apex and all of hindwing are yellow-cream with pale or absent markings.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males patrol on flats all day for females. Eggs are laid in clusters on underside of host plant leaves; caterpillars eat leaves. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Two to three flights from April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), aster, and hairy tubetongue (Siphonoglosssa pilosella).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Marshes, stream edges, and washes in short-grass prairie; fields, roadsides, fencerows.
Range: Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado south to Texas, New Mexico, and western Arizona; northern Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Phyciodes pictus
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 233 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 01, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: Robb Hannawacker
Region: San Juan County, Utah, United States
Verified by: RaisingButterfl...
Verified date: Dec 16, 2021
Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 19, 2021
Submitted by: Reneerob17
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 22, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 12, 2021
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Morton County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Oct 08, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: Aner
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Apr 01, 2015
Submitted by: James Lofton
Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: May 16, 2020
Submitted by: anneepierce
Region: Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: Apr 29, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Chaves County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: May 04, 2019
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020
Observation date: Oct 18, 2019
Submitted by: kbarron
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 22, 2019
Observation date: Aug 08, 2019
Submitted by: L.Hale
Region: Texas, Lubbock County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 08, 2019
Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: Janeal W. Thompson
Region: Prowers County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
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