Carolina satyr | |
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Mississippi, USA | |
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Copan, Honduras | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hermeuptychia |
Species: | H. sosybius |
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Hermeuptychia sosybius | |
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Hermeuptychia sosybius, the Carolina satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States from southern New Jersey south along the coast to southern Florida, west to south-eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas. It is also found in Mexico and Central America.
The wingspan is 32–38 mm. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The larvae also feed on various Poaceae species, including Axonopus compressus , Eremochloa ophiuroides , Stenotaphrum secundatum and Poa pratensis .