Cercyonis (butterfly)

Cercyonis is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae, commonly called Wood-nymphs or Wood Nymphs in the family Nymphalidae found in North America.

Species

Listed alphabetically.^[1]

• Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Wood-nymph or Large Wood-nymph
• Cercyonis meadii (Edwards, 1872) – Red-eyed Wood-nymph or Mead's Wood-nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852) – Great Basin Wood-nymph
• Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869) – Dark Wood-nymph or Small Wood-nymph

References

• Brock, J.P and Kaufman K. (2003) Kaufman Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York:Houghton Mifflin.