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Insects
Chocolate butterfly with a yellow forewing patch holding two eyespots.
Field facts
HabitatOld fields, prairie, open woods
RangeStatewide
When to lookJune to September
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesLittle Wood Satyr
Field note: It flies weakly but is nearly impossible to follow through tall grass.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Grassland butterflies need unmowed field interiors through summer.
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