| Northern Crescent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. cocyta |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, [1777]) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Phyciodes selenis |
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The Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 32–38 mm. The butterfly flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.