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Insects
Soft brown butterfly with two eyespots per wing, bobbing through shade.
Field facts
HabitatWoodland understory, grassy edges
RangeStatewide
When to lookMay to July
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesCommon Wood-Nymph, Northern Pearly-eye
Field note: Its flight looks like a leaf being blown along the trail.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Woodland grasses host it; avoid mowing forest edges in June.
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