Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Genus: Anthanassa
Species: tulcis
Other Common Names: Tulcis Crescent
Wing span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/8 inches (3.2 - 3.5 cm).
Identification: Outer margin of forewing is only slightly indented. Upperside is black with white markings; hindwing with wide white median band.
Life history: Eggs are laid in batches on underside of host plant leaves; caterpillars feed at night in groups.
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes: Phyciodes tulcis - placement in genus Anthanassa follows classification at All-Leps and Opler & Warren
Food: larvae feed on foldwing (Dicliptera spp.) in the acanthus family / Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Second growth and open fields.
