Cercyonis oetus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Cercyonis
- Species
- Cercyonis oetus
- Scientific Name
- Cercyonis oetus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cercyonis oetus
Cercyonis oetus, the small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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.
...Cercyonis oetus in languages:
- English
- Small Wood-Nymph
- French
- petit satyre
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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