Phyciodes (Crescents)

Genus

Crescents

Phyciodes

4 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

Species in this group

Pearl Crescent

Pearl Crescent

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Phyciodes tharos

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Phaon Crescent

Phaon Crescent

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Phyciodes phaon

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Vesta Crescent

Vesta Crescent

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Phyciodes vesta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Painted Crescent

Painted Crescent

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Phyciodes picta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~20%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Crescents

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~40%
2 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~40%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~40%
4 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~40%
5 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~30%
6 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~30%
7 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~30%
8 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~30%
9 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 4
~30%
10 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~30%
11 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~30%
12 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
4 of 4
~20%
13 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
14 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~20%
15 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
16 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
17 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
18 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
19 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
20 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
21 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 4
~20%
22 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
23 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
24 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
25 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
26 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 4
~10%
27 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
28 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
29 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
30 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
32 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 4
~30%
2 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 4
~30%
3 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~30%
4 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
3 of 4
~20%
5 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~20%
6 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
7 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
8 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~10%
9 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
10 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
11 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
12 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
13 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
14 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
15 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
1 of 4
~10%
16 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
17 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 4
~10%
18 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
19 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
20 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
21 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
<5%
22 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
23 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 4
<5%
24 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%