Little Wood Satyr by Leeco

Photography • Insects • posted on Aug 24, 2008

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Nikon 7900 pocket camera, hand-held images. This is the last of this weeks images showing Butterflies. I have seen this species several times and even managed to get a number of shots. In today’s posting, I have digitally added the shot that shows the top view. Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies) Subfamily Satyrinae (Nymphs, Satyrs and Arctic Butterflies) Genus Megisto Species cymela (Little Wood Satyr) They have a wingspan of 29-48 mm. Adult: on upper side, has two yellow-rimmed eye spots on each wing; on underside, fore wing has two spots that are much larger than the other spots (if any), and hind wing has two large spots and several small spots Larva: body light greenish-brown with dark dorsal stripe and alternating brown and yellowish lateral stripes; surface covered with small bumps, each bearing a short reddish-brown hair; head dirty white, and "tails" light gray This species is common to abundant through out most of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Wyoming, north to Saskatchewan. The larvae feed on grasses, including Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata), Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis), and Centiped Grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides). The adults occasionally feed on sap or on flower nectar, but are usually seen resting on leaves. I am still deciding what next weeks “theme” will be, lol. Thanks to those who take the time to comment. Lee

Comments (15)

MrsLubner

12:43AM | Sun, 24 August 2008

Such an imaginative presentation. So much more than a collage. Stunning.

vlaaitje

1:07AM | Sun, 24 August 2008

such a wonderful image with a lot of details, nice presented as well

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flora-crassella

1:52AM | Sun, 24 August 2008

...ganz hervorragend gutes Foto von den beiden kleinen Schmetterling! Sehr schön präsentiert!

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durleybeachbum

3:09AM | Sun, 24 August 2008

Clever stuff! I'm not up to that yet. This is a great presentation, Lee!

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JeffG7BRJ

7:46AM | Sun, 24 August 2008

Excellent presentation Lee, the out of frame addition is very smooth indeed. Two very good captures with great detail showing. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

Realm_Of_Illusion

9:28AM | Sun, 24 August 2008

So delicate, very nice capture :)

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