Phyciodes phaon

Phyciodes phaon, the Phaon crescent or mat plant crescent, is a species of butterfly found in Florida, neighboring states, west to New Mexico and south to Cuba (since the 1930s) and the Cayman Islands where it is known as the crescent spot.

Phaon crescent
Both on Grand Cayman

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P. phaon
Binomial name
Phyciodes phaon
(W.H. Edwards, 1864 )
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