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Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

Description:

Brown body with dark brown ripples. 2 Eyespots on top wing in a yellow field. Hind wing has four eyespots.

Habitat:

Meadow near a woods.

Notes:

Only wood nymph regularly found east of the Mississippi.

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RiverValleyRunner
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RiverValleyRunner

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Oct 14, 2012

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