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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Satyrs, Morphos and Owls (Satyrinae) » Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs (Satyrini) » Megisto » Little Wood Satyr - Hodges#4578 (Megisto cymela) » Megisto cymela cymela
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Little Wood Satyr - Megisto cymela
Copyright © 2015 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Little Wood Satyr - Megisto cymela
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
May 25, 2015
Size: Approx. 1 inch tall
I saw this butterfly in my backyard yesterday and thought I recognized it. But, when I got to looking closer at the picture, it didn't resemble any of the others that I'd catalogued for my area. I also couldn't find it in the Butterflies of Illinois guide book, either. Anybody recognize it? The only other butterflies I've seen that are close to it was a Southern Pearly Eye and an Appalachian Brown, and it doesn't look like either.
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Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 26 May, 2015 - 1:35am
Last updated 26 May, 2015 - 6:41am

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… John S. Ascher, 26 May, 2015 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

Little Wood Satyr
It is a Little Wood Satyr, Megisto cymela.

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… Jeff Brown, 26 May, 2015 - 6:11am login or register to post comments

 
Satyr
I was thinking it might be in that family, because I have a lot of Gemmed Satyrs in my backyard as well and they resemble each other. Thanks a lot for identifying it for me! I have changed the title of this post to reflect the correct name.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 26 May, 2015 - 6:42am login or register to post comments

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