Little Wood Satyr
Euptychia cymela
The adult is a small woodland butterfly found in shady forests, trailsides, and grassy openings across eastern North America. It flies with a low, bouncing pattern and often stays near the ground, where its brown wings blend with dead leaves. Adults feed on tree sap, rotting fruit, dung, carrion, and occasional flower nectar rather than hunting. The eye-like spots on the wings can startle or misdirect predators toward less vital wing edges.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Little Wood Satyr