Cercyonis is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found in North America. They are commonly called wood-nymphs or wood nymphs.
Species
Listed alphabetically:"Cercyonis Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms 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
Brock, J.P and Kaufman K. (2003) Kaufman Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York: Houghton Mifflin.