Carolina Satyr

Hermeuptychia sosybius · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

Also called: Hermes Satyr

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Carolina Satyr
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY

The Carolina Satyr’s wingspan measures about 32 to 38 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults have a wingspan of roughly 32 to 38 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Their range includes the U.S. from southern New Jersey to southern Florida, extending west to southeastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas, plus Mexico and Central America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Carolina Satyr photo 3
Photo: mayfly1963, CC BY
Carolina Satyr photo 4
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY
Carolina Satyr photo 5
Photo: Jay Brasher, CC BY
Carolina Satyr photo 6
Photo: northerly, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeuptychia_sosybius

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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