Cercyonis oetus | |
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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) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
There are four recognized subspecies:
Grayling or Greyling may refer to:
Goggle eye or goggle-eye may refer to:
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