Wood nymph

Wood nymph is another term for a dryad in Ancient Greek mythology.

The term has also been applied to various animals:

  • Woodnymphs (Thalurania, a hummingbird genus from tropical America)
  • Cercyonis (North American wood-nymphs, a brush-footed butterfly genus)
  • Ideopsis (Southeast Asian tree- and wood-nymphs, also known as glassy tigers, a brush-footed butterfly genus not closely related to Cercyonis)

Other

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