Attributes of Enodia anthedon

Northern Pearly-eye
Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936

Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Antennal clubs are black. Upperside is brown with dark eyespots. Underside is brown; submarginal row of 4 black spots on forewing is straight and the dark line inside it is sinuous. Spots are not surrounded by diffuse white.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).
Life History: Males perch on tree trunks or vegetation up to 10 feet above ground at edges of clearings to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly on the host plant; third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood in the north from June-August, two broods in the south from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including white grass (Leersia virginica), bearded shorthusk (Brachyelytrum erectum), plumegrass (Erianthus), broadleaf uniola (Uniola latifolia), and bottlebrush (Hystrix patula).
Adult Food: Dung, fungi, carrion, and sap from willows, poplars, and birch.
Habitat: Damp deciduous woods, usually near marshes or waterways; mixed or grassy woodlands.
Range: Central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabama and Mississippi.
Conservation: Not usually of conservation concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:

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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.

Observation Date Submitter Region Verified Datesort icon
May 20, 2013 rconnorsphoto Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States May 22, 2013 Details
August 07, 2010 mebauer Marion County, Indiana, United States April 13, 2013 Details
September 23, 2012 Brett Budach Riley County, Kansas, United States April 05, 2013 Details
July 09, 2012 Rick Henle Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States March 11, 2013 Details
June 25, 2012 J_Martineau Dakota County, Minnesota, United States February 09, 2013 Details
June 17, 2012 dpgbfly1 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States January 08, 2013 Details
July 09, 2011 dpgbfly1 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States January 06, 2013 Details
July 27, 2012 LinRandolph Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States January 04, 2013 Details
April 14, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 15, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 06, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 11, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) DeKalb County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 12, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) DeKalb County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 19, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Hale County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 28, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 27, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
August 05, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 07, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Colbert County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 12, 2012 jrfleullan Georgia, Union County, United States November 27, 2012 Details
July 07, 2012 Don Gagnon Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States November 09, 2012 Details
July 07, 2012 Don Gagnon Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States November 06, 2012 Details
June 29, 2012 BOGwalker St Louis County, Minnesota, United States November 04, 2012 Details
October 03, 2012 Rose A. Payne Georgia, Twiggs County, United States November 01, 2012 Details
August 28, 2012 BigMcC62 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States October 19, 2012 Details
July 17, 2012 Rick Henle Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States October 06, 2012 Details
July 24, 2012 Rick Henle Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States October 06, 2012 Details
July 02, 2012 Rick Henle Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States October 03, 2012 Details
June 29, 2012 Rick Henle Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States September 29, 2012 Details
September 27, 2012 Doug Bruce Roane County, Tennessee, United States September 29, 2012 Details
June 23, 2012 wayne13114 Hamilton County, New York, United States September 13, 2012 Details
June 28, 2012 Appy-Brown Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States September 06, 2012 Details
May 24, 2012 lilkriskattn Polk County, Tennessee, United States September 06, 2012 Details
July 20, 2012 PDunwiddie Leelanau County, Michigan, United States August 31, 2012 Details
August 26, 2012 Doug Bruce Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States August 30, 2012 Details
July 28, 2012 arosner Quebec, Canada August 28, 2012 Details
August 18, 2012 HHowell Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States August 23, 2012 Details
August 19, 2012 Buckeye Bruce Franklin County, Ohio, United States August 20, 2012 Details
August 10, 2012 curtis.lehman Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States August 12, 2012 Details
July 23, 2012 Georgia Lofft-McDonald Marion County, Indiana, United States July 26, 2012 Details
July 23, 2012 Landon Cass County, Indiana, United States July 25, 2012 Details
July 22, 2012 dan.in.crystal.lake McHenry County, Illinois, United States July 22, 2012 Details
July 09, 2012 billanddogs St Lawrence County, New York, United States July 17, 2012 Details
August 24, 2009 Howell Curtis Washington County, Indiana, United States July 17, 2012 Details
July 02, 2012 rekapower Ontario, Canada July 15, 2012 Details
July 06, 2012 jani Manitoba, Canada July 14, 2012 Details
July 03, 2012 aarongunnar Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States July 11, 2012 Details
July 08, 2012 aarongunnar Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States July 11, 2012 Details
July 06, 2012 stonehollow Wright County, Minnesota, United States July 11, 2012 Details
July 06, 2012 Kari Price County, Wisconsin, United States July 11, 2012 Details
June 25, 2012 treehugger_007 Lake County, Ohio, United States July 07, 2012 Details