Scientific Name
Phyciodes tharos
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773)
Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (MORU)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
pearl crescent
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Subphylum | Hexapoda |
Class | Insecta |
Subclass | Pterygota |
Infraclass | Neoptera |
Superorder | Holometabola |
Order | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
Family | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily | Nymphalinae |
Tribe | Melitaeini |
Subtribe | Phyciodina |
Genus | Phyciodes |
Species | Phyciodes tharos |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Marrone (2004).
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Marrone (2004).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Michael Bynum
Created Date
9/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mollydavis@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/23/2017 3:46:25 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Five individuals were encountered at the Starling Basin sample site, and no others were observed at other sites. The investigator concluded that this butterfly species was uncommon at MORU., Park Species Data Source: Observed by Gary Marrone during a butterfly inventory conducted in 2004 (Marrone, 2004).
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