female ox-eyed satyr nectaring on Canada thistle
female Cercyonis pegala boopis nectaring on Cirsium arvense
Asteraceae
Like so many of Art's Sierra Nevada butterflies, I would have never gotten this ID without his patient help. This ox-eyed satyr is one of at least 25 subspecies of the common wood-nymph! Here I am just trying to figure out the difference between the common and the Great Basin wood-nymph (Cercyonis sthenele). Gah! Additional posts to come...
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