Common wood nymph
Cercyonis pegata

Type of Insect: butterfly
Size: medium
Overall Color: brown
Larval Foods: grasses
Adult Foods:
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: common
Description: a dark brown butterfly with prominent large eyespots on the forewings, becoming increasingly common in mid to late summer

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 04 Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
SubFamily: 04 Satyrinae (satyrs,wood-nymphs,alpines)
Genus: Cercyonis
Species: pegata