(Cercyonis oetus)
Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
Appearance: Above, a soft brown, with a black spot in the subapex area of the forewing. Brown below with upper black spot on forewing larger, encircled by a tan ring, with a white center spot. Lower eyespot is smaller and closer to the wing edge; often hidden by hindwing.
Wingspan: Small; 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches.
Habitat: Open woodland, brushy and grassy flats, hillsides, meadows; plains, foothills, montane.
Flight Times: June to August; one brood. Caterpillars overwinter.
Larval Foodplant: Grasses.
Did You Know…
The Small Wood-nymph “….is the tonal counterpart of the Ochre Ringlet – the one small and bright, the other small and dusky, both flitting in uncounted numbers across the western grasslands.” (Pyle, 2002)
