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Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

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Description:

Gray-brown in color with double eye spots on the top and bottom of it's forewings. Never seen one of these before!

Habitat:

Edge of the woods. Shaded area near a pond.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Common Wood Nymph
Cercyonis pegala Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera


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2 Comments

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Lovely!

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Nice shots!

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Shane_S
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Shane_S

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2012
Submitted on Jul 18, 2012

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