California Crescent
Phyciodes orseis
Adult Female

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IMMATURES    EMERGENCE

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face

ventral

dorsal

ventral

Photo Details -  ©Nicky Davis
Larva was found in Northern California by Jacque Wolfe.  Orseis hibernate as  fourth instars.
Photos were taken April 16, 2007 while the butterfly's wings were drying after eclosure.


Host Plant
For photos of host plant click on Wavy Leaf Thistle ==Gray Thistle - Cirsium undulatum

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