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Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

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Field Notes

Description:

A beige or tan butterfly (?) with six darker spots and a single line on its wings

Habitat:

On the edge of a small woods, sandwiched between a creek and a fresh water lake (Lake Blanche)

Notes:

I typically find these in or next to the woods

Reference Links:

Megisto cymela, Subspecies Megisto cymela cymela - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

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bayucca
Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Satyrini, Megisto cymela. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10458155@N00/3579666534 http://www.flickr.com/photos/10458155@N00/157626163 http://bugguide.net/node/view/749992/bgimage
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2014

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