I don't know this one...
ID Needed
Could be a Pearl Crescent
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=2003
Josephine.
Your lil guy is definitely ONE of the Checkerspots .. shearpamela
Personally, I find them very difficult to distinguish between them.
Some, are pretty obvious in/with their differences .. but many aren't. .. hee ..
- Magpye
Thanks to you both! :-)
Pamela, i gave you the wrong link on this one I am sorry.Here is the correct link, but I am probably wrong anyway.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1741
He's cute :-)
Looks most similar to this one, that melody posted in DG's BugFiles > http://davesgarden.com/bf/showimage/3917/ .. as the Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis).
I reiterate my comments [above]. .. LOL ..
((huggs))
- Magpye
Looks like a Pearl Crescent to me based on the markings.
~ Cat
Well now, another Texan will dive in. I "believe" the 'fly in question is a Phaon Crescent. I have photographed it mating at the Antique Rose Imporium, Independence, Texas. However, like all of them, the underside is the best place to draw a firm conclusion. Pearl does not have the "dot" (pale crescent) in the middle of the FW outer margin. And, with better light, the cream-colored FW median band stands out.
See attached.
Rod (mate of 8)
