Cercyonis sthenele
Cercyonis sthenele, the Great Basin wood-nymph, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
| Great Basin wood-nymph | |
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| Cercyonis sthenele paulus, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cercyonis |
| Species: | C. sthenele |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852) | |
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Description
It is dark brown with two eyespots on the forewing with the upper larger than the lower.[2]
The wingspan measures 39–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in). Its flight period is from late June to late August.[3] It is found in arid woodland, especially pinyon-juniper, chaparral and brushland habitats.[4]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[5]
- C. s. paulus (Edwards, 1879)
- C. s. masoni Cross, 1937
Similar species
- Common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) – larger, eyespots similar in size
- Small wood-nymph (Cercyonis oetus) – lacks lower eyespot in males, lower eyespot is closer to margin than upper eyespot in females[3]
Range and distribution
Ranges over much of the western United States and reaches to southern British Columbia, Canada.[3]
References
- Butterflies of America
- Brock, Jim P.; Kaufman, Kenn (2003). Butterflies of North America. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
- "Great Basin Wood-nymph". Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility. 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- "Cercyonis sthenele". explorer.natureserve.org.
- "Cercyonis Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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