Phyciodes tharos

Cooperative Pearl Crescent Butterfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|August 22nd, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Pearl Crescent Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, butterflies, butterfly, cooperative, crescent, crescents, Johnson Grass, Pearl Crescent, Pearl Crescent butterfly, Phyciodes tharos, resting, summer|

While walking one of the side roads at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I found a cooperative resting Pearl Crescent butterfly.

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Resting Pearl Crescent Butterfly

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Pearl Crescent Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, butterflies, butterfly, crescent, crescents, Johnson Grass, Pearl Crescent, Pearl Crescent butterfly, Phyciodes tharos, resting, summer|

Pearl Crescent butterfly patterns can vary quite a bit, which makes them a little more fun to figure out.

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