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Cercyonis pegala nephele (W. Kirby, 1837)
(Common Wood-Nymph)

Immatures

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Cercyonis pegala olympus ♀ ovipositing
(note egg ejected from end of abdomen and falling to ground)
USA: COLORADO: Douglas Co., upper Mitchell Gulch at Founders Village, 26-VIII-2011
"This female was ovipositing by landing in clumps of grass, finding a good perch, and shooting eggs through the air; they would free-fall to the ground. It took about 15 minutes and many failed attempts to obtain this image.." Andy Warren

Cercyonis pegala olympus egg
USA: COLORADO: Douglas Co., upper Mitchell Gulch at Founders Village, 26-VIII-2011

Cercyonis pegala olympus egg, 3 days after oviposition, ex ♀
USA: COLORADO: Douglas Co., upper Mitchell Gulch at Founders Village, 26-VIII-2011


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