The pearl crescent is a small orange-and-black brushfoot whose caterpillars feed almost exclusively on the foliage of native asters (Asteraceae), mainly Symphyotrichum species. Females lay eggs in clusters on the undersides of aster leaves, and the species produces multiple broods per year, so larvae can be present through much of the growing season. Adults are generalist nectar feeders on low composites and other open flowers.

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