The wingspan is 29–48 mm. The forewing has two yellow-rimmed black eyespots on both sides, dorsal and ventral. The hindwing has two spots on the dorsal side but have smaller spots on the ventral. The other all color is light brown. The wood satyr is comparably larger than sosybia.
Caterpillar
The body is light greenish brown with a dark dorsal line and alternating brown and yellowish lateral stripes. The surface of the caterpillar has bumps, these bumps bear short reddish-brown hairs. The head is dirty white while the tail hairs are light gray.
The wood satyr is part of the typically Neotropical subtribe Euptychiina. It can be observed in forests, usually along the edges and in brush-filled openings along cleared forest roads. It has also been observed in grassy areas usually between forested patches. It flies near the ground, twisting between and through grasses, small trees and bushes. Collectors have found it often difficult to capture, though it appears to be a slow flyer at first glance. This butterfly prefers habitat that is open, contains deciduous trees along with marshy areas and possessing brushy cover.[2]
Range and habitat
They are seen in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, from Nova Scotia south into Florida, west to Texas, Saskatchewan and Wyoming. As the name implies the little wood satyr is most commonly seen in woods and shrubby areas.[3]
Life cycle
Adults in the northern portions of their range fly between June and July while their southern populations fly between March and September. Adults have a slow "bouncing" flight but they will rise as far as the top of tall trees. Females lay eggs singly on grass, the fourth-instar caterpillars hibernate.
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Megisto cymela Little Wood Satyr". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^Klotz, Alexander B. (1951). a Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains. Peterson Field Guide Series (first ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 69. ISBN0395078652.
^Klotz, Alexander B. (1951). a Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains. Peterson Field Guide Series (first ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 64. ISBN0395078652.
Bibliography
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"Megisto Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
External links
Little Wood-Satyr, Butterflies of Canada
February 07, 2023
megisto, cymela, little, wood, satyr, butterfly, species, satyrinae, family, that, occurs, north, america, little, wood, satyrdorsal, viewconservation, statussecure, natureserve, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder,. Megisto cymela the little wood satyr is a butterfly species of the Satyrinae family that occurs in North America Little wood satyrDorsal viewConservation statusSecure NatureServe 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus MegistoSpecies M cymelaBinomial nameMegisto cymela Cramer 1777 SubspeciesM c cymela M c viola Maynard 1891 SynonymsPapilio cymela Papilio eurytus Fabricius 1775 invalid junior homonym of Papilio eurytus Linnaeus 1758 Papilio eurytris Fabricius 1793 junior synonym of Papilio cymela Cramer 1775 Contents 1 Description 2 Range and habitat 3 Life cycle 3 1 Larval foods 3 2 Adult foods 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksDescription Edit Ventral view AdultThe wingspan is 29 48 mm The forewing has two yellow rimmed black eyespots on both sides dorsal and ventral The hindwing has two spots on the dorsal side but have smaller spots on the ventral The other all color is light brown The wood satyr is comparably larger than sosybia CaterpillarThe body is light greenish brown with a dark dorsal line and alternating brown and yellowish lateral stripes The surface of the caterpillar has bumps these bumps bear short reddish brown hairs The head is dirty white while the tail hairs are light gray The wood satyr is part of the typically Neotropical subtribe Euptychiina It can be observed in forests usually along the edges and in brush filled openings along cleared forest roads It has also been observed in grassy areas usually between forested patches It flies near the ground twisting between and through grasses small trees and bushes Collectors have found it often difficult to capture though it appears to be a slow flyer at first glance This butterfly prefers habitat that is open contains deciduous trees along with marshy areas and possessing brushy cover 2 Range and habitat EditThey are seen in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada from Nova Scotia south into Florida west to Texas Saskatchewan and Wyoming As the name implies the little wood satyr is most commonly seen in woods and shrubby areas 3 Life cycle EditAdults in the northern portions of their range fly between June and July while their southern populations fly between March and September Adults have a slow bouncing flight but they will rise as far as the top of tall trees Females lay eggs singly on grass the fourth instar caterpillars hibernate Larval foods Edit Dactylis glomerata Poa pratensis Eremochloa ophiuroidesAdult foods Edit Plant sap Aphid honeydew Rarely nectarReferences Edit NatureServe Explorer 2 0 Megisto cymela Little Wood Satyr explorer natureserve org Retrieved 29 September 2020 Klotz Alexander B 1951 a Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America East of the Great Plains Peterson Field Guide Series first ed Boston Houghton Mifflin Company p 69 ISBN 0395078652 Klotz Alexander B 1951 a Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America East of the Great Plains Peterson Field Guide Series first ed Boston Houghton Mifflin Company p 64 ISBN 0395078652 Bibliography Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megisto cymela Species Megisto cymela Little Wood Satyr BugGuide net Retrieved 2008 11 20 Megisto Hubner 1819 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Species Detail Butterflies and Moths of North America Archived from the original on 2009 07 16 Retrieved 2008 11 20 External links EditLittle Wood Satyr Butterflies of Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Megisto cymela amp oldid 1023333954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
