Texan Crescent
Phyciodes texana texana

General: Indented forewings help the observer to separate this brown butterfly from other crescents and checkerspots in the Memorial. It is usually found patrolling gullies and washes.
Flight: spring to fall
Foodplant: twin seed, Dicliptera resupinata (not in the Memorial); possibly desert honeysuckle, Anisicanthus thurberi
Status: uncertain, probably a breeding resident

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