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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

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks el2773.laly.

el2773.laly
el2773.laly 11 years ago

That's a really nice animal

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Ava and jgorneau, I agree!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

What a lovely photo!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Cool! These are always great to see!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

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

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