Great Basin wood-nymph | |
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Cercyonis sthenele paulus, male | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cercyonis |
Species: | C. sthenele
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Binomial name | |
Cercyonis sthenele (
Boisduval, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
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Cercyonis sthenele, the Great Basin wood-nymph, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
It is dark brown with two eyespots on the forewing with the upper larger than the lower. [3]
The wingspan measures 39–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in). Its flight period is from late June to late August. [4] It is found in arid woodland, especially pinyon-juniper, chaparral and brushland habitats. [1]
The following subspecies are recognised: [5]
C. sthenele ranges over much of the western United States and reaches to southern British Columbia, Canada. [4]
Larvae feed on various species of grass. The first instar hibernates. [4]
Great Basin wood-nymph | |
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Cercyonis sthenele paulus, male | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cercyonis |
Species: | C. sthenele
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Binomial name | |
Cercyonis sthenele (
Boisduval, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
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Cercyonis sthenele, the Great Basin wood-nymph, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
It is dark brown with two eyespots on the forewing with the upper larger than the lower. [3]
The wingspan measures 39–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in). Its flight period is from late June to late August. [4] It is found in arid woodland, especially pinyon-juniper, chaparral and brushland habitats. [1]
The following subspecies are recognised: [5]
C. sthenele ranges over much of the western United States and reaches to southern British Columbia, Canada. [4]
Larvae feed on various species of grass. The first instar hibernates. [4]