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Crex Meadows Butterflies... Little Wood Satyr
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela
Wing span: Wing span: 1 1/2 - 1 7/8 inches.
Caterpillar hosts: Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) and centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides).
Eggs are laid singly on grass blades. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Habitat: Grassy woods and openings, old fields; especially in limey or basic soils.
Picture taken June 20, 2007
| Kingdom | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum | Arthropoda | (Arthropods) |
| Superclass | Hexapoda | (Hexapods) |
| Class | Insecta | (Insects) |
| Subclass | Pterygota | (Winged Insects) |
| Order | Lepidoptera | (Butterflies and Moths) |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea | (Butterflies) |
| Family | Nymphalidae | (Brushfooted Butterflies) |
| Subfamily | Satyrinae | (Nymphs, Satyrs and Arctic Butterflies) |
| Genus | Megistos | |
| Species | cymela | (Little Wood Satyr) |
Picture taken June 20, 2007
The picture to the right is not as sharp as I had hoped, but I think it shows the white spotting inside of the darker circles much better than the small picture with the closed wings.
Picture taken June 6, 2007