Butterflies and mothsIn Clark County, Ohio

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773)

Pearl Crescent in all of Ohio

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) — (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Phyciodes

Near Clark County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 12 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

No result yet (6)
Recorded, too few records for a result (43)
Recorded, season not shown (27)
Season shown (12)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

Counties as a table

Pearl Crescent by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County	Records
Adams County	49 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County	31 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County	37 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens County	45 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County	127 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County	29 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County	38 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County	70 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County	24 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County	21 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County	234 · Season shown
Darke County	21 · Season shown
Defiance County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County	88 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County	28 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County	416 · Season shown
Fulton County	No qualifying records yet
Gallia County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County	37 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County	95 · Season shown
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	173 · Season shown
Hancock County	34 · Season shown
Hardin County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County	27 · Recorded, season not shown
Huron County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County	No qualifying records yet
Jefferson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County	55 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County	60 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County	160 · Season shown
Logan County	28 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County	96 · Season shown
Lucas County	156 · Season shown
Madison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County	100 · Season shown
Meigs County	No qualifying records yet
Mercer County	No qualifying records yet
Miami County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County	No qualifying records yet
Montgomery County	104 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County	30 · Recorded, season not shown
Noble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County	42 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County	88 · Season shown
Preble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County	No qualifying records yet
Richland County	20 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County	22 · Recorded, season not shown
Seneca County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County	162 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County	247 · Season shown
Trumbull County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County	22 · Recorded, season not shown
Union County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County	60 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County	76 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County	25 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot County	Recorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Clark County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 38 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.

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Recording in Clark County · records of all species each week, 8,892 in all

Records per week from 38 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Pearl Crescent in Clark County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Pearl Crescent	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	22
Jan 11–17	0	0	20
Jan 18–24	0	0	17
Jan 25–31	0	0	35
Feb 1–7	0	0	18
Feb 8–14	0	0	25
Feb 15–21	0	0	23
Feb 22–28	0	0	35
Mar 1–7	0	0	24
Mar 8–14	0	0	32
Mar 15–21	0	0	53
Mar 22–28	0	0	48
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	85
Apr 5–11	0	0	101
Apr 12–18	0	0	132
Apr 19–25	0	0	143
Apr 26 – May 2	0	0	256
May 3–9	1	1	200
May 10–16	0	0	138
May 17–23	0	0	241
May 24–30	0	0	323
May 31 – Jun 6	0	0	282
Jun 7–13	0	0	305
Jun 14–20	0	0	311
Jun 21–27	1	1	464
Jun 28 – Jul 4	0	0	479
Jul 5–11	4	2	592
Jul 12–18	3	2	364
Jul 19–25	1	1	341
Jul 26 – Aug 1	1	1	311
Aug 2–8	1	1	312
Aug 9–15	0	0	246
Aug 16–22	2	1	335
Aug 23–29	7	4	336
Aug 30 – Sep 5	6	4	427
Sep 6–12	5	4	332
Sep 13–19	1	1	291
Sep 20–26	3	3	259
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	182
Oct 4–10	2	2	194
Oct 11–17	0	0	180
Oct 18–24	0	0	62
Oct 25–31	0	0	65
Nov 1–7	0	0	42
Nov 8–14	0	0	49
Nov 15–21	0	0	7
Nov 22–28	0	0	27
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	27
Dec 6–12	0	0	20
Dec 13–19	0	0	29
Dec 20–26	0	0	30
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	20

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22

Middle week · Aug 16–22

This week · Nov 8–14

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 4,988 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,250 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Pearl Crescent in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Pearl Crescent	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	6,211
Jan 11–17	0	0	5,146
Jan 18–24	0	0	4,645
Jan 25–31	0	0	4,698
Feb 1–7	0	0	6,023
Feb 8–14	0	0	5,888
Feb 15–21	0	0	5,436
Feb 22–28	1	1	6,846
Mar 1–7	0	0	8,321
Mar 8–14	0	0	10,384
Mar 15–21	0	0	12,620
Mar 22–28	0	0	13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	19,661
Apr 5–11	0	0	26,860
Apr 12–18	4	3	39,925
Apr 19–25	20	5	41,623
Apr 26 – May 2	50	9	56,391
May 3–9	87	9	52,952
May 10–16	144	10	53,785
May 17–23	155	10	57,698
May 24–30	152	10	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	99	10	53,099
Jun 7–13	38	10	53,700
Jun 14–20	27	10	56,625
Jun 21–27	48	9	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	136	10	58,477
Jul 5–11	302	10	61,336
Jul 12–18	307	10	64,722
Jul 19–25	291	10	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	194	10	59,416
Aug 2–8	153	10	59,712
Aug 9–15	243	9	55,994
Aug 16–22	290	10	54,328
Aug 23–29	399	10	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	398	10	57,167
Sep 6–12	369	10	59,075
Sep 13–19	269	10	54,543
Sep 20–26	213	10	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	172	10	43,180
Oct 4–10	165	10	37,841
Oct 11–17	143	9	30,824
Oct 18–24	63	9	21,156
Oct 25–31	35	7	19,021
Nov 1–7	14	5	14,172
Nov 8–14	6	3	12,621
Nov 15–21	1	1	7,965
Nov 22–28	0	0	8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	6,083
Dec 6–12	0	0	6,004
Dec 13–19	0	0	5,423
Dec 20–26	0	0	5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	8,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22.

From 4,973 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 1 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Look-alikes

When

Land cover

Often confused with

Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocytaOften confused in Ohio: 207 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteisOften confused in Ohio: 75 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui44 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis43 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Monarch Danaus (Danaus) plexippus38 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

Jan: no record
Feb: recorded
Mar: no record
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: recorded
Aug: recorded
Sep: recorded
Oct: recorded
Nov: recorded
Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in March and December to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land cover	Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed	46%49%
Farmland	25%11%
Forest	21%31%
Wetland	4%5%
Grassland and shrub	2%0.9%
Open water	1%3%
Barren	0.8%0.6%

From 2,185 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

4,988 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 4,944 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 44 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.