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Cercyonis oetus
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cercyonis oetus, the small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America.[1]
The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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Subspecies
There are four recognized subspecies:
- Cercyonis oetus oetus
- Cercyonis oetus charon (Edwards, 1872)
- Cercyonis oetus silvestris (Edwards, 1861)
- Cercyonis oetus pallescens T. & J. Emmel, 1971
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