''Phyciodes'', the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Nymphalinae
The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). Sometimes, the subfamilies Limenitidinae, and Biblidinae are included here as subordinate tribe (biology), tribe(s), while the tribe Melitaeini is ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
Phyciodes orseis
''Phyciodes orseis'', the Orseis crescentspot or California crescent, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America, particularly northern California and Oregon. Formerly, The range was thought to exte ...
'' W. H. Edwards, 1871 – Orseis crescent
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Phyciodes pallescens
''Phyciodes'', the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
In alphabetical order:Reakirt, 1865) – tawny crescent
* ''Phyciodes cocyta'' ( ...
'' (R. Felder, 1869) – Mexican crescent
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Phyciodes pallida
''Phyciodes pallida'', the pale crescent or pallid crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
The wingspan is 33–44 mm. The butterfly flies in June in Canada.< ...
'' or ''Phyciodes pallidus'' (W. H. Edwards, 1864) – pale crescent or pallid crescentspot
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Phyciodes picta
''Phyciodes picta'', the painted crescent, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed th ...
'' (W. H. Edwards, 1865) – painted crescent
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Phyciodes phaon
''Phyciodes phaon'', the Phaon crescent or mat plant crescent, is a species of butterfly found in Florida, neighboring states, west to New Mexico and south to Cuba (since the 1930s) and the Cayman Islands where it is known as the crescent spot.R ...
'' (W. H. Edwards, 1864) – Phaon crescent
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Phyciodes pulchella
''Phyciodes pulchella'', the field crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Nearctic realm.
The wingspan is 24–36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August in Canada.Boisduval, 1852) – field crescent
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Phyciodes texana
''Anthanassa texana'', the Texan crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Guatemala north through Mexico to southern California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States ...
'' (W. H. Edwards, 1863) – Texan crescent
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Phyciodes tharos
''Phyciodes'', the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
In alphabetical order:Reakirt, 1865) – tawny crescent
* ''Phyciodes cocyta'' ( ...
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Places
* Drury, New Zealand, a town
* Drury, a village near Buckley, Flintshire, Wales
* Drury, Kansas, United States, an unincorporated community
* Drury, a village in Florida, Massachusetts, United States
* Drury, Missouri, ...