Common Wood-Nymph, the largest satyr in North Carolina, is very easy to identify at a distance thanks to the large creamy patch surrounding the forewing eye spots.

Durham Co., NC 8/23/2013.

Craven Co., NC 8/31/08.

As the missing wing section shows here, the pattern is repeated on the upper surface of the forewings.

Alleghany Co., NC 9/3/06.

Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.

The ones in Oregon look so different from the ones in North Carolina that they're almost unrecognizable.

Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.

Durham Co., NC 8/16/03.

A worn example.

Durham Co., NC 8/18/03.

A seriously worn-out example, perhaps with the hindwing bitten off by a predator such as a bird.

Chatham Co., NC 9/20/08.