Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Pale-banded Crescent

Anthanassa tulcis

Spanish: Mariposa creciente

Anthanassa frisia, the Cuban crescentspot, Cuban checkerspot or Cuban crescent, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Subspecies tulcis is known by the common names pale-banded crescent or Tulcis crescent; it is treated as a species by some authors. The nominate subspecies is found in the West Indies and southern Florida, with strays to northern Florida. Subspecies tulcis is found from Argentina north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas, strays to west Texas and...

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Nymphalidae

Local records38 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records5,656 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-07-04 — observation by naturazihua-24
2026-06-16 — observation by lizvazquez
2025-11-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-08-10 — observation by antonio_perez2
2025-07-22 — observation by isa_moguel
2025-03-12 — observation by shawneen

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Pale-banded Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/anthanassa-tulcis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.