Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
Great Basin Wood Nymph
Copyright: Bobbie Holder
The Great Basin Wood Nymph is chocolate brown with small eyespots on the underside of the forewing. They are common to dry wooded areas. The males spend much of their day searching for females, while the females stay busy laying single eggs on host plants. Since these butterflies have only one brood per year, the caterpillars hibernate soon after they hatch from the egg. These are fun butterflies to welcome into your garden.
Plants That Attract The Great Basin Wood Nymph
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Facts And Information
Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily: Satyrs and Wood-Nymph (Satyrinae)
Average Wingspan: 1 3/8 in. to 1 3/4 in.
Habitat: Chaparral, forests, open woodlands
Similar To: Common Wood-Nymph
Butterfly Flight Range
Note: Map represents approximate butterfly flight range.
