The Common Wood-Nymph is a large, brown satyr butterfly with two large yellow-ringed eyespots on the forewing, highly variable in pattern across its wide range. Its understated coloration helps it blend into dried grasses and woodland litter where it spends most of its time. Adults have a bobbing, erratic flight and prefer the shade of woodland edges.
Best time to see a Common Wood-Nymph
The best time to see a Common Wood-Nymph is June–July, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 20,444 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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