Cercyonis sthenele

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Great Basin Wood-nymph
Cercyonis sthenele paulus male.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cercyonis
Species: C. sthenele
Binomial name
Cercyonis sthenele
(Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus sthenele Boisduval, 1852[1]

The Great Basin Wood-nymph (Cercyonis sthenele) is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Dark brown with two eyespots on the forewing with the upper larger than the lower.[2]

The wingspan measures 39–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in). Flight period is from late June to late August.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[4]

  • C. s. paulus (Edwards, 1879)
  • C. s. masoni Cross, 1937

Similar species

  • Common Wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) – larger, eye-spots similar in size
  • Small Wood-nymph (Cercyonis oetus) – lacks lower eye-spot in males, lower eye-spot is closer to margin than upper eye-spot in females[3]

Range and distribution

Ranges over much of the western USA and reaches to southern British Columbia, Canada.[3]

Larval host plants

Larvae feed on various species of grass. The first instar hibernates.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Butterflies of America
  2. ↑ Brock, Jim P.; Kaufman, Kenn (2003). Butterflies of North America. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Great Basin Wood-nymph". Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility. 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2010. 
  4. ↑ Cercyonis funet.fi

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