Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Range: Southeastern United States south to central peninsular Florida; west to southeast Kansas, central Oklahoma, central Texas, and northeastern Mexico.
Habitat: Near open, wet woodland; grassy areas near water; near streams and ponds.
Food: Caterpillars feed on grasses including Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon). Adults do not visit flowers but are attracted to rotting or overripe fruit.
Habitat: Near open, wet woodland; grassy areas near water; near streams and ponds.
Food: Caterpillars feed on grasses including Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon). Adults do not visit flowers but are attracted to rotting or overripe fruit.
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I would love to find one of these babies in my garden. I have that pesky bermuda grass. What a beautiful photo.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. I saw one of these earlier in the year and got a blurry photo before it flew away. They're not very common in Southern Ohio.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fancy little spot on that hindwing. It almost appears as though you could wash the "dust" off of it & reveal the spectacular artwork underneath.
ReplyDeletevery nice photo;bravo
ReplyDeletewonderful photo - it looks like it lost some color on the way. or as lana says: the big part is dusty and only a little color shines through.
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