Little wood satyr
Megisto cymela 

Wing span:  1 1/2 to 1 7/8 inches 

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Caterpillar hosts plants:
various grasses including orchardgrass, Dactylis
Adult food: 
tree sap, aphid honeydew, rarely feed on nectar
Habitat:
grassy woods and opening, old fields, especially areas with limey or basic soils 
Notes: 
males patrol in shade for females, females lay eggs singly on grass blades, hibernates as forth-stage caterpillar