Pearl Crescent butterflies (Phyciodes tharos) are quite common in my area, but they are small and skittish and often feed with their wings partially open, so it is hard to get a photo of one with its wings spread wide. Last week I spotted several Pearl Crescents in a large patch of Black-eyed Susans at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge and I stalked them for quite some time. I was delighted when I finally managed to capture this image that shows wonderfully the beautiful details of this little butterfly.
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Mike Powell 
My wife and I were at Mercer Meadows Maidenhead Trail yesterday afternoon. We saw a pearl crescent at the edge of the meadows on the return walk to the parking. It was very challenging to photograph. It’s the only one I’ve seen this year. Afterward we stopped in a The Druery for a pint.
Very pretty and new to me!