Summary ²

The Small Wood Nymph is native to much of western North America from the east edge of the Black Hills and Rockies to Central California and north to British Columbia. It prefers dry, open grasslands, sage flats and openings in ponderosa pine forest. Caterpillars feed upon grasses. The Small Wood Nymph has a wingspan of just 32 to 48 mm, much smaller than the related Wood Nymph (45 - 76 mm).

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