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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Phyciodes
Species:	P. mylitta
Binomial name
*Phyciodes mylitta* (W.H. Edwards, 1861)
Synonyms
Melitaea mylitta Edwards, 1861 Eresia mata Reakirt, 1866 Phyciodes mylittus Higgins, 1981 Phyciodes pallidus

Phyciodes mylitta, the Mylitta crescent or Mylitta crescentspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The butterfly flies from June until late July in Canada.

The larvae feed on Cirsium and Carduus species.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

P. m. arizonensis Bauer, 1975
P. m. arida (Skinner, 1917)
P. m. mexicana Hall, 1928
P. m. mylitta
P. m. thebais Godman & Salvin, 1878

Similar species

Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent

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