Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Wings are light to very dark brown; wing fringes are checkered. Upperside of forewing usually has 1 eyespot in the male, 2 eyespots in the female; upper eyespot is larger. Underside of forewing of both sexes has lower eyespot smaller and nearer to the wing edge than the upper eyespot.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol all day for females, who deposit eggs singly on the host plant. First-stage caterpillars hibernate unfed until the following spring.
Flight: One brood from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Unknown grasses.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Dry chaparral, sagebrush, grasslands, scrub, open woodland, meadows.
Range: British Columbia east to southern Saskatchewan and western North Dakota; south to eastern California, Nevada, central Arizona, and New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 466 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: AaronB
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: Joey Bom
Region: Grand County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Aug 08, 2019
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Fergus County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: EvSherr
Region: Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: EvSherr
Region: Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: pnesterenko
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: Jdammarell
Region: Lincoln County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: Martin Neil UK
Region: Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 19, 2018
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: OhioHick
Region: Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Oct 05, 2018
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 12, 2018
Observation date: Aug 06, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
Observation date: Aug 06, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
Observation date: Aug 06, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 07, 2018
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 02, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Jon Kindschy
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jul 25, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: dsperanza
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 20, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2012
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Butte County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Jun 19, 2018
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