Great Basin Wood-Nymph Cercyonis sthenele masoni Adults Home  -  Butterflies  -   Details Scroll down to see all photos of Adults For other photos/information, click on your choice of SPECIMEN        ECLOSURE     IMMATURES ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nectaring on thistle at Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - 18 July 2012 Female from Pupa #7, eclosed December 12, 2007 Butterfly located at Butterfield Canyon Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis 1.  Nectaring on thistle 18 July 2012, Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah 2.  Butterfly from pupa #7 that hatched December 12, 2007 3., 4., 5. 6. Various view of adult Great Basin Wood-nymph located August 20, 2006 - Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Description 1 3/8 to 1 11/16" They have two eyespots and the upper eyespot is larger in the male but about the same size in the female. Eyespots are of equal distance from the outer edge of wing. Dark basal half of hindwing underside is separated from lighter outer half by an irregular dark line. Univoltine and the larvae hibernate immediately after emerging. Habitat Juniper or pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush Host Grasses