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Little Wood Satyr butterfly

Megisto cymela

Description:

"This wide-ranging and abundant butterfly is medium brown with two large black-centered yellow eyespots on each wing, both above and below." Source Credit: http://www.pwconserve.org/wildlife/butte... I spotted the butterfly on a tree located in front of the Visitor Center at Huntley Meadows Park. Photo 1 of 2 is a copy of the original photograph, cropped to highlight the butterfly; Photo 2 of 2 is the original photograph.

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

Notes:

Copyright © 2011 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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Geodialist

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Jul 1, 2011

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