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'The Butterflies of
Fishermaiden'
Mylitta
Crescent
(Phyciodes mylitta)
Photos taken at Fishermaiden Lake
Purcell Mountains,
British Columbia, Canada |
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Digital
Photography by Elaine Sell Prefontaine
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''Butterfly
Haven'
Fishermaiden Lake, Purcell Mountains,
British Columbia, Canada
Digital Photo, September
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Nature Notes
Mylitta Crescent
(Phyciodes mylitta)
Wingspan:
1-1/8" to 1-1/2"
Host Plants:
Thistles
Reproduction:
Eggs are deposited on the underside of the host plant
leaves. Caterpillars live in small silken nests and
partially grown caterpillars may hibernate. Two broods from April
to September.
Range:
From the Rocky Mountains of Southern British Columbia, down to Mexico
through Washington, Oregon and California.
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Photography by Elaine Sell Prefontaine
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