Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)

Widespread across Canada and the northern and western US, some treat this taxon as Phyciodes selenis. Other than by range, it can be very difficult to separate from Pearl Crescent. See also Mimic Crescent, which sone consider to be a subspecies of Northern Crescent.

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT
29 June 2014


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) Near Condon north of Seeley Lake, Missoula Co., MT 19 July 2013	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 1 July 2014


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) Near Condon north of Seeley Lake, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) Near Condon north of Seeley Lake, Missoula Co., MT 5 July 2014

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
Bitterroot River floodplain, Missoula Co., MT
21 July 2014

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
Near Condon, north of Seeley Lake, Missoula Co., MT
27 July 2014


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 10 Aug 2014	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 10 Aug 2014

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
27 June 2015

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
27 June 2015


#7949 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 27 June 2015

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis)
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
12 July 2015


#9534 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) Rattlesnake Rec Area, Missoula Co., MT 9 July 2015	#8863 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2015


#9032 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2015	#9768 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 12 July 2015

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Northern Crescent or perhaps Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella), left
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis), right
MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
12 July 2015

Below are Northern Crescents from eastern Montana

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta selenis)
Angela, Rosebud Co., MT
31 May 2014

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta selenis)
Angela, Rosebud Co., MT
31 May 2014

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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta selenis)
Angela, Rosebud Co., MT
2 June 2014


#8085 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta selenis) Angela, Rosebud Co., MT 2 June 2014

Below are Northern Crescents from Maine

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Lubec, Washington Co., ME
6 July 2011


same individual as above	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Lubec, Washington Co., ME 6 July 2011


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Lubec, Washington Co., ME 8 July 2011	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Lubec, Washington Co., ME 8 July 2011


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Eastbrook, Hancock Co., ME 9 July 2011	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Eastbrook, Hancock Co., ME 9 July 2011

Below are Northern Crescents from Utah


Male Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005	Male Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005


Female Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005	Female Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005

	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005
	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Murhpy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co., Ontario 12 July 2018	Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Roadside in Lanark Co., Ontario 13 July 2018

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Perth Wildlife Preserve, Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018

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