Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)

Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)

A common butterfly usually seen bopping along woodland grasses.
Chatham Co., NC 5/2/04.

Franklin Co., NC 4/24/02.

This form in south Texas is sometimes called Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), but the taxonomy is unclear.

Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Satyrs very rarely perch with their wings open. Looks like this individual narrowly cheated death. Croatan National Forest, Carteret Co., NC 8/24/03.

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Revised 11/17/2004 cwcook@duke.edu