title: Phyciodes pallida
text: # Phyciodes pallida
  
  Phyciodes pallida, the pale crescent or pallid crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.
  
  The wingspan is 33–44 mm. The butterfly flies in June in Canada.
  
  The larvae feed on Cirsium species.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Listed alphabetically:
  
  * P. p. barnesi Skinner, 1897
  * P. p. pallida
  
  ## Similar species
  
  * Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta crescent
  