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Norse Grayling

Oeneis norna

About

A medium-sized grayish-brown butterfly with subtle orange patches and small eyespots. The wings have a semi-translucent quality that helps with camouflage on lichen-covered ground. It has an erratic, low flight.

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Did You Know?

This butterfly emerges in alternate years only, with populations synchronized so that all adults in an area appear in the same year.