Peggy C's photos with the keyword: very similar

** 4 notes across top ** Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) female Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America and www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/pearlcrescent.htm Jeff Pippen has a link to the Silvery Checkerspot - noting that identification can "be a challenge" www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/silverycheckerspot.htm Pearl Crescent is more common where I am in North Carolina and is smaller than the Silvery Checkerspot, though the underside of the wings are different in the two .. Same butterfly photos taken over 2 days - there is a notch out of the right lower wing in some photos .. (c) All Rights Reserved - EXPLORE -