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Cercyonis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Satyrinae

Higher classification
  
Satyrinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Cercyonis

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Common wood‑nymph, Butterfly, Cercyonis oetus, Butterflies and moths, Nymphalidae

Cercyonis is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae, commonly called wood-nymphs or wood nymphs in the family Nymphalidae found in North America.

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Common wood nymph nymphalidae cercyonis pegala on leaf


Species

Listed alphabetically.

  • Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775) – Common wood-nymph or large wood-nymph
  • Cercyonis meadii (Edwards, 1872) – Red-eyed wood-nymph or Mead's wood-nymph
  • Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852) – Great Basin wood-nymph
  • Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869) – Dark wood-nymph or small wood-nymph

    • References

    Cercyonis Wikipedia
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