About Anthanassa texana (W.H.Edwards, 1863)
Anthanassa texana, the Texan crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is distributed from Guatemala north through Mexico to southern California, and east across the southern United States to northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Stray individuals may be found up to Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, South Dakota, and central Nevada. Its habitat includes deserts, dry gulches, open areas, streamsides, road edges, and city parks. The adult wingspan is 32–48 mm. In southern Florida and Arizona, adults are active from March to November. In southern Texas and the tropics, adults are active year round. The species has several generations per year. Adults feed on flower nectar. Larvae feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants of the family Acanthaceae, including Diciliptera brachiata, Jacobinia carnea, Beloperone, Siphonoglossa, and Ruellia species.
