Pearl crescent or silver checkerspot butterfly

Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) or silver checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis). I can't tell which species it is. Richard Brown of the Entomology Dept. at Mississippi State University says he can't separate the two species without checking their collection. Thanks to Betty J W for noticing.

Doerthe, Guy Bas, , micritter and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo

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micritter

A beauty and captured beautifully.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to micritter

Thank you very much, my friend.

6 years ago.

sunlight ^club

Ein sehr schöner und interessanter Schmetterling.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to sunlight ^club

Danke schön, Ingrid.

6 years ago.

Maria W. ^club

Fantazia papilio!!! Super foto!!! :)))

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Maria W. ^club

Thank you very much, Maria.

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

WOW, terrific capture, Ronald *******************

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thank you very much, Marie-claire.

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club

I've asked my friend Richard Brown who is a specialist in Lepidoptera at Mississippi State to have a look at this.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has added

Richard Brown says he can't separate the two species without checking the university's butterfly collection, and he is out of town.

6 years ago.

Jeff Farley

An excellent capture Ronald.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Jeff Farley

Thank you very much, Jeff.

6 years ago.

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