| Phyciodes pallida barnesi (Skinner, 1897) |
| Status: Rare local resident. |
| Flight Period(s): There is a single flight of the Pale Crescent in early June. There are records from June 9 and 10. |
| Range: This species is found from southern British Columbia south through eastern Nevada and northern Arizona east through most of Wyoming and northwestern Colorado to the Nebraska panhandle. In Nebraska it has been found in Sioux and Dawes Counties. |
| Larval Hostplant(s): Larvae feed on thistle (Cirsium) species. |
| Overwinter: The Pale Crescent passes the winter as a partially grown caterpillar. |
| Commentary/Habitat: This species has been found in Nebraska only a few times, the last being in early June 2001 near Agate in Sioux County. Marone (2001) reports the species to prefer canyon bottoms, dry streambeds, foothills and dry grassy areas in dryer areas of the Black Hills in South Dakota. |
| Similar Species: Charidryas acastus and Phyciodes mylitta. |
