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Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

Description:

The forewing has two yellow-rimmed black spots on both sides, dorsal and ventral.

Habitat:

meadow, eastern United States and southeastern Canada, Nova Scotia south into Florida west to Texas, Saskatchewan, and Wyoming.

Notes:

I spotted this in a meadow at Fireman's Park. There were a few of these flying around but they were hard to photograph.

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5 Comments

dandoucette
dandoucette 8 months ago

Thanks el2773.laly.

el2773.laly
el2773.laly 8 months ago

That's a really nice animal

dandoucette
dandoucette 10 months ago

Thanks Ava and jgorneau, I agree!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 months ago

What a lovely photo!

Jakubko
Jakubko 10 months ago

Cool! These are always great to see!

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Lat: 43.14, Long: -79.12

Spotted on Jun 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012

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