Northern Crescent - Phyciodes cocyta
![[Northern Crescent image]](img/010241.jpg "Northern Crescent - Mt. Uniacke, NS - 2002-07-06")
Photo © Peter Payzant
Status in Nova Scotia
Common.
Flight Period
First brood: mid-June to late August; second brood early September to late September.
Habitat
Almost everywhere that asters grow - roadsides, meadows
Larval Foodplants
Asters (Aster sp.).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
This species was once lumped with the Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) but has recently been split. Some authors refer to it as the "Northern Pearl Crescent".
Further Reading
Common.
Flight Period
First brood: mid-June to late August; second brood early September to late September.
Habitat
Almost everywhere that asters grow - roadsides, meadows
Larval Foodplants
Asters (Aster sp.).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
This species was once lumped with the Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) but has recently been split. Some authors refer to it as the "Northern Pearl Crescent".
Further Reading
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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