Brown Velvet Wood Print

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A dorsal view of a male Carolina satyr butterfly showing the darker androconium, scales with scent glands, that have the appearance of brown velvet. These dark patches help differentiate Hermeuptychia sosybius from the similar and newly described species Hermeuptychia inticata.

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Carolina satyrs are found in shaded, grassy areas such as hammocks and shrubby disturbed sites throughout Florida. The range extends throughout the southeastern United States as far west as Texas and Oklahoma, north into Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, and eastward south of the Ohio River into Maryland.
Host plants are grasses including St. Augustine grass, signalgrass, and sour paspalum.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

His entire life Paul Rebmann has ventured outdoors to enjoy nature. Whether he is hiking in mountain forests, wading through Florida swamps, or on the water in a kayak or canoe, Paul strives to satisfy his biophilia. As a nature photographer and Florida Master Naturalist, he attempts to bring the beauty and wonder of nature to others, so that they may see what they might not happen to experience for themselves, and to impart the importance of preserving our natural areas, not only for our enjoyment and quality of life, but also for the survival of the flora and fauna that surrounds us. Images by Paul have been published in field guides, various periodicals, exhibited in juried art shows and also used in exhibits at Lyonia Environmental...