Phyciodes mylitta
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The Mylitta Crescent or Mylitta Crescentspot (Phyciodes mylitta) is a butterfly
of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the western North America
.
The wingspan
is 27–32 mm. The butterfly flies from June until late July in Canada.
The larvae feed on Cirsium
and Carduus
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the western North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 27–32 mm. The butterfly flies from June until late July in Canada.
The larvae feed on Cirsium
Cirsium
Cirsium is a genus of perennial and biennial flowering plants in the Asteraceae, one of several genera known commonly as thistles. They are more accurately known as Plume thistles. These differ from other thistle genera in having feathered hairs to their achenes...
and Carduus
Carduus
Carduus is a genus of about 90 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. Carduus is Latin for a thistle....
species.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.- P. m. arizonensis Bauer, 1975
- P. m. arida (Skinner, 1917)
- P. m. mexicana Hall, 1928
- P. m. mylitta
- P. m. thebais Godman & Salvin, 1878