Phyciodes batesii, the tawny crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that occurs in North America.
Description The upperside is dark brown with orange and the forewing has a pale postmedian band with submarginal bands. The female's black submarginal band has dots. Both sexes have black and white antenna knobs. The wingspan is from 25 to 38 mm.Tawny Crescent, Butterflies of Canada
Life cycle Adults fly once a year between May and July. There is sometimes a partial second brood in Michigan. During this time the females lay their eggs in groups on the host plants. The fourth-instar caterpillars hibernate.
Larval foods
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Adult foods
Flower nectar
Similar species Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
References
"Phyciodes Hübner, " at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms