Phyciodes picta (Edwards, 1865) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phyciodes picta (Edwards, 1865)

Phyciodes picta (Edwards, 1865)

Phyciodes picta, the painted crescent, is a North American nymphalid butterfly with MONA/Hodges number 4484.

Family
Genus
Phyciodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phyciodes picta (Edwards, 1865)

Phyciodes picta, commonly known as the painted crescent, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This group includes crescents, checkerspots, anglewings and related butterfly types. It can be found in North America. The assigned MONA (Hodges) number for Phyciodes picta is 4484.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Phyciodes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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