Attributes of Cercyonis pegala
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Wings are brown. Upperside of forewing has 2 large yellow-ringed eyespots. Lowerside of hindwing has a variable number of small eyespots. Southern and coastal butterflies are larger and have a yellow or yellow-orange patch on the outer part of the forewing. Inland butterflies are smaller and have the yellow forewing patch reduced or absent.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 3 inches (4.5 - 7.6 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females with a dipping flight through the vegetation. In late summer, females lay eggs singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars hatch but do not feed, instead hibernating until spring.
Flight: One brood from late May-October. Females emerge later than males.
Caterpillar Hosts: Purpletop (Tridens flavus) and other grasses.
Adult Food: Rotting fruit, flower nectar.
Habitat: Large, sunny, grassy areas including prairies, open meadows, bogs, and old fields.
Range: Southern Canada and the continental United States except for most of the Southwest and Texas, southern peninsular Florida, and northern Maine.
Conservation: Isolated populations in Great Basin wetlands may be of concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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August 21, 2011 | sandyleapt | Multnomah County, Oregon, United States | April 30, 2013 | Details |
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July 27, 2012 | sandyleapt | Washington County, Oregon, United States | April 30, 2013 | Details |
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July 31, 2012 | LinRandolph | Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States | January 07, 2013 | Details |
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August 20, 1975 | stomlins701 | Bexar County, Texas, United States | December 26, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2012 | swittwa | Kittitas County, Washington, United States | December 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | dendroica5 | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | December 04, 2012 | Details |
| July 31, 1987 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 27, 1987 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 03, 1987 | legacy.reporter (C. Hageman) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 29, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 1995 | legacy.reporter (R. Langston-J. Vernon) | Pershing County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1996 | legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) | Pershing County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 20, 1999 | legacy.reporter (J. Vernon-R. Langston) | Pershing County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 06, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 11, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 11, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Steve Krotzer) | Geneva County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 13, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 20, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Gila County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 15, 2010 | jrfleullan | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | November 27, 2012 | Details |
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September 30, 2012 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | November 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2009 | jdwiggins | Davie County, North Carolina, United States | October 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | Kyle Jones | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | October 29, 2012 | Details |
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September 25, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 25, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 28, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 24, 2012 | adamschaffer | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 02, 2010 | John Ashley | Flathead County, Montana, United States | October 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2010 | mrcnaturally | New York, United States | October 07, 2012 | Details |
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July 25, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | October 06, 2012 | Details |
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September 19, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 20, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | ddentzer | Massachusetts, United States | September 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 13, 2011 | Larry S Price | Pope County, Arkansas, United States | September 05, 2012 | Details |
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August 31, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Thurston County, Washington, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 31, 2012 | gturwin | Saskatchewan, Canada | September 01, 2012 | Details |
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August 16, 2012 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | August 29, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2009 | lilkriskattn | Rhea County, Tennessee, United States | August 28, 2012 | Details |
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August 04, 2012 | cobal2913 | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | August 27, 2012 | Details |
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August 25, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States | August 26, 2012 | Details |
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August 17, 2012 | spirea | Skamania County, Washington, United States | August 18, 2012 | Details |
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October 16, 2011 | Pierre Howard | Meriwether County, Georgia, United States | August 17, 2012 | Details |
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August 04, 2012 | aarongunnar | Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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July 20, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Leelanau County, Michigan, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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August 02, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | August 06, 2012 | Details |
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August 02, 2012 | mom2krb | Erie County, New York, United States | August 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 16, 2003 | cheins | Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States | July 28, 2012 | Details |
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July 16, 2012 | Glennie | Manitoba, Canada | July 28, 2012 | Details |
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July 26, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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May 26, 2012 | lepidopteran lover | Carroll County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
