Cercyonis oetus

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Small Wood-nymph or
Dark Wood-nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cercyonis
Species: C. oetus
Binomial name
Cercyonis oetus
(Boisduval, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus oetus

The Small Wood-nymph or Dark Wood-nymph (Cercyonis oetus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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.

Subpspecies

There are four recognised subspecies:

  • Cercyonis oetus oetus
  • Cercyonis oetus charon
  • Cercyonis oetus silvestris
  • Cercyonis oetus pallescens

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