Large Wood Nymph - Cercyonis pegala |
Size | 2 - 2¾" |
Egg | Ribbed keg shaped egg. Light yellow in color. |
Caterpillar | Fuzzy - Yellow/Green with 4 light stripes and 2 red tails. |
Host / Food | Grasses |
Broods | 1 brood |
Habitat | Open Woodlands, meadows and waterways, roadsides and thickets. |
Range | Husonian Zone in Canada south through Great plains and Eastern USA to Mexico. |
Notes | AKA "Blue - eyed Grayling". Fond of rotten fruit. |