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Common wood nymph
A brown butterfly with two eye spots rests with its wings folded on a blade of grass at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Idaho, Aug. 26, 2022. USFWS photo: Bridget Canning
The common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) is a butterfly found throughout most of the United States. The young caterpillars hibernate over the winter, emerging in spring to feed on various native grasses until adulthood.
More about the refuge: www.fws.gov/refuge/grays-lake
Common wood nymph
A brown butterfly with two eye spots rests with its wings folded on a blade of grass at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Idaho, Aug. 26, 2022. USFWS photo: Bridget Canning
The common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) is a butterfly found throughout most of the United States. The young caterpillars hibernate over the winter, emerging in spring to feed on various native grasses until adulthood.
More about the refuge: www.fws.gov/refuge/grays-lake
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