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Common Name: |
Common Wood Nymph
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| Scientific Name: | Cercyonis pegala
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| Habitat & Flight Period: | Open woods, meadows, prairies, old fields / Late May - October
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| Comment: | Notice the two large eyespots on the underside of the forewing - dark blue surrounded by a yellow ring. Wood Nymphs have a low and lumbering flight pattern. Their caterpillars feed on grasses.
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