Cercyonis oetus, the small wood-nymph or dark wood-nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America."Cercyonis Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
Subspecies There are four recognized subspecies: Cercyonis oetus oetus Cercyonis oetus charon (Edwards, 1872) Cercyonis oetus silvestris (Edwards, 1861) Cercyonis oetus pallescens T. & J. Emmel, 1971
References
External links Small Wood Nymph, Butterflies and Moths of North America Small Wood-Nymph, Butterflies of Canada