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Species

Species:

Family:

Subfamily:

Size

Medium

Host Plants

• Little Blue Stem Grass

Where Found

Habitat

• Woodlands, hammocks, forest margins, and adjacent open areas
• Wetlands, swamps, moist woodlands

This species has been reported in these Florida counties:

• ALACHUA
• BAKER
• BAY
• BRADFORD
• CALHOUN
• CITRUS
• CLAY
• COLUMBIA
• DIXIE
• DUVAL
• ESCAMBIA
• FLAGLER
• FRANKLIN
• GADSDEN
• GILCHRIST
• GULF
• HAMILTON
• HARDEE
• HERNANDO
• HOLMES
• JACKSON
• JEFFERSON
• LAFAYETTE
• LAKE
• LEON
• LEVY
• LIBERTY
• MADISON
• MARION
• NASSAU
• OKALOOSA
• ORANGE
• OSCEOLA
• PASCO
• PUTNAM
• SAINT JOHNS
• SANTA ROSA
• SEMINOLE
• SUMTER
• SUWANNEE
• TAYLOR
• UNION
• VOLUSIA
• WAKULLA
• WALTON
• WASHINGTON

Flight Period

• May
• June
• July

Description

A dark butterfly with a low, bobbing flight, the Common Wood Nymph occasionally feeds at flowers as well as rotting fruit or tree sap. Most frequently encountered in forest clearings and adjacent open, grassy areas. | Photo by Jaret Daniels