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Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

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Field Notes

Description:

Another tan or beige and brown butterfly, this one with only six, darker spots showing on its wings

Habitat:

On plants growing alongside a mowed trail surrounded by woods, with a fresh water lake (Lake Emma) on one side

Reference Links:

Megisto cymela, Little Wood Satyr - Megisto cymela - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

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Comments (2)
JanelleL.Streed
Nailed it! Thank you sooo much, bayucca! How interesting to learn that the females lay their eggs in the grass and that the little (fourth-instar) caterpillars hibernate...It gets so cold up here in winter, I'm surprised they survive. Love their name, too! :-)))
bayucca
Should be the same one as previously posted, Megisto cymela. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/176296027
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2014

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