Hermeuptychia sosybius

Hermeuptychia sosybius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Satyrini
Genus:	Hermeuptychia
Species:	H. sosybius
Binomial name
Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
Papilio sosybius Fabricius, 1793 Cissia sosybius Hermeuptychia hermes kappeli Anken, 1993

The Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern New Jersey south along the coast to southern Florida, west to south-eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas. It is also found in Mexico.^[2]

The wingspan is 32-38 mm. The upperside is brown without markings. The underside is also brown, but with small eyespots rimmed with yellow on both wings. They feed on sap and rotting fruit.

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Axonopus compressus, Eremochloa ophiuroides, Stenotaphrum secundatum and Poa pratensis.

References

1. ^ Hermeuptychia, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

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