Common Wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Sightings:
Ray Kendel, Red Granite Road, August 20, 2019
Melanie Boyle, Cortes Bay, August 18, 2021
Read more about the butterfly on the Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility.
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Sightings:
Gary Fast, 19 August 2022, Whaletown, photo Gary Fast
Gary: It is a common wood-nymph, subspecies Cercyonis pegala incana. I believe their numbers are becoming fewer in this area due to habitat loss and pesticide use. This one seemed to be fond of a willow tree we have in our yard and it or one of its friends has been hanging around for the past week or so.
Comment from Lunabelle Loiseau-Tremblay: The butterfly is red-listed in BC.
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