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Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized brown butterfly with a yellowish patch on upper wings. Two eyespots on inside and outside of uppper wings. This shy butterfly didn't give us much opportunity for good photos.

Habitat:

Short Hills Provincial Park, Ontario. Meadow.

Notes:

Posted with permission from my husband.

Reference Links:

Species Cercyonis pegala - Common Wood Nymph - Hodges#4587 - BugGuide.Net

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