Status in Nova Scotia
Common.
Flight PeriodFirst brood: mid-June to late August; second brood early September to late September.
HabitatAlmost everywhere that asters grow - roadsides, meadows
Larval FoodplantsAsters (
Aster sp.).
Similar Species in Nova ScotiaNone.
NotesThis 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
Northern Crescent - in copulo - Chebucto Head - 2012-07-15
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2012-07-15
Photo © Peter Payzant
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Northern Crescent - Roaches Pond Park, NS - 2008-07-17
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2008-07-17
Photo © Phil Schappert
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Northern Crescent - N.S. - 2004-07-13
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2004-07-13
Photo © Peter Payzant
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Northern Crescent - Apple River, NS - 2012-06-27
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2012-06-27
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
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Northern Crescent - Female - Pugwash - 2014-07-07
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2014-07-07
Photo © Dan Rolfe
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Northern Crescent - Gullivers Cove, NS - 2015-06-20
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2015-06-20
Photo © Julie Potton
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Northern Crescent - Victoria Park, Truro - 2020-08-20
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2020-08-20
Photo © William Crawford
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Northern Crescent - Victoria Park, Truro - 2020-06-23
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2020-06-23
Photo © William Crawford
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