Cercyonis sthenele
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| Great Basin Wood-nymph | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cercyonis |
| Species: | C. sthenele |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852) |
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The Great Basin Wood-nymph (Cercyonis sthenele) is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[4]
- C. s. paulus (Edwards, 1879)
- C. s. masoni Cross, 1937
[edit] 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]
[edit] Range and distribution
Ranges over much of the western USA and reaches to southern British Columbia, Canada.[3]
[edit] Larval host plants
Larvae feed on various species of grass. The first instar hibernates.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Butterflies of America
- ^ Brock, Jim P.; Kaufman, Kenn (2003). Butterflies of North America. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-6.
- ^ a b c d "Great Basin Wood-nymph". Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility. 2002. http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/GreatBasinWood-Nymph_e.php. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Cercyonis funet.fi
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