Great Basin Wood Nymph Butterfly (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 typical 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 hatching from the egg. These are fun butterflies to welcome into your garden.
Great Basin Wood Nymph Host and Nectar Plants
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Great Basin Wood Nymph Facts And Information
Butterfly Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Butterfly Subfamily: Satyrs and Wood-Nymph (Satyrinae)
Butterfly Wingspan: 1 3/8 in. to 1 3/4 in.
Butterfly Habitat: Chaparral, forests, open woodlands
Similar To: Common Wood-Nymph
Great Basin Wood Nymph Flight Range Map
Note: Map represents approximate butterfly flight range.
