Small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph

Cercyonis oetus

The small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph 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.
Small wood nymph these little guys look enough like leaves to be hard to see when they are not moving Cercyonis oetus,Geotagged,Small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph,Summer,United States

Naming

There are four recognised subspecies:
⤷ ''Cercyonis oetus oetus''
⤷ ''Cercyonis oetus charon''
⤷ ''Cercyonis oetus silvestris''
⤷ ''Cercyonis oetus pallescens''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusCercyonis
SpeciesC. oetus