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Pearl Crescent  -- Phyciodes tharos

Male
Calvert County
6/8/07

Female
Calvert County
8/15/03

Calvert County
6/8/04

Mating Pair
Prince George's County
8/3/05
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Notes: sexes very similar; females larger; two seasonal forms and much variation in color and patterns
Occurrence: common
Range: entire state
Flight: early May - early November
Larval hostplants: asters
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