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Santa Barbara Field Guides – Butterflies Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Cercyonis sthenele Great Basin Wood Nymph |
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Size:
wingspread 1.5-1.75 in. Recognition: Medium; upperside brown with 2 eyespots along FW; underside a cryptic mottled brown, also with eyespots on FW. Flight period: Flies from May to September. Hostplants: Larvae feed on grasses. Habitat: Commonly associated with pinyon-juniper woodland, in our area it is more commonly associated with oak woodland and chaparral; can also be found in grassy areas around forest edges. Distribution: Much of Great Basin, extending to California coast (excluding central valley). Other: Adults like to nectar on California buckeye (Aesculus californica), white sweet clover (Melilotus alba), and others. 
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