The graylings of wood nymphs flit softly through the shadows of the woods where their dark gray or brown colors make them hard to see. The two blue-eyed Grayling are more sharply blue than in other similar species, but there are so many color varieties that grade gradually into one another, it is often hard to tell them apart. The one shown in the picture is found mainly in the east from Virginia to Maine and Quebec, but other forms are found all over the country as far west as Oregon.

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