Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!

Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.

  Sighting 1053275

Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala

Observation date: July 09, 2015
Submitted by: Prairie Wetland...
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Very actively and quickly flying all around us, only momentarily landing a few times before settling on this toe. Presumably sipping salty sweat! Could see the proboscis wandering around on the human skin. Sunny, 80 degrees F (air temp), and more than 1/2 way through a 2 hour hike.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: July 13, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Partner project: Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
Checklist region(s): United States, Minnesota, Otter Tail County

Advertisement