Cercyonis meadi Edwards, 1872 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cercyonis meadi Edwards, 1872

Cercyonis meadi Edwards, 1872

Mead's wood nymph (Cercyonis meadii) is a North American brush-footed butterfly first described in 1872.

Family
Genus
Cercyonis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cercyonis meadi Edwards, 1872

Cercyonis meadii, commonly called Mead's wood nymph, is a species of brush-footed butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1872, and is native to North America. Its MONA (also known as Hodges) reference number is 4588.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Cercyonis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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