| Mylitta Crescent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Genus: | Phyciodes |
| Species: | P. mylitta |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyciodes mylitta (W.H. Edwards, 1861) |
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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.[1]
The larvae feed on Cirsium and Carduus species.[1]
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