Cercyonis oetus explained

Cercyonis oetus, the small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.^[1]

The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

There are four recognized subspecies:

• Cercyonis oetus oetus
• Cercyonis oetus charon (Edwards, 1872)
• Cercyonis oetus silvestris (Edwards, 1861)
• Cercyonis oetus pallescens T. & J. Emmel, 1971

External links

• Small Wood Nymph, Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Small Wood-Nymph, Butterflies of Canada

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/cercyonis/ "Cercyonis Scudder, 1875"