Cercyonis oetus
| Small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cercyonis |
| Species: | C. oetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869) | |
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The small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph (Cercyonis oetus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Western North America.
The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
Subpspecies
There are four recognised subspecies:
- Cercyonis oetus oetus
- Cercyonis oetus charon
- Cercyonis oetus silvestris
- Cercyonis oetus pallescens
External links
- Small Wood Nymph, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Small Wood-Nymph, Butterflies of Canada
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