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.
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May 20, 2013 | rconnorsphoto | Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States | May 22, 2013 | Details |
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August 07, 2010 | mebauer | Marion County, Indiana, United States | April 13, 2013 | Details |
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September 23, 2012 | Brett Budach | Riley County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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July 09, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | March 11, 2013 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | J_Martineau | Dakota County, Minnesota, United States | February 09, 2013 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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July 09, 2011 | dpgbfly1 | Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States | January 06, 2013 | Details |
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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 | |
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July 07, 2012 | Don Gagnon | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | November 09, 2012 | Details |
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July 07, 2012 | Don Gagnon | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | November 06, 2012 | Details |
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June 29, 2012 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | November 04, 2012 | Details |
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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 | |
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July 17, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | October 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 24, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | October 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | October 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 29, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | September 29, 2012 | Details |
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September 27, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Roane County, Tennessee, United States | September 29, 2012 | Details |
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June 23, 2012 | wayne13114 | Hamilton County, New York, United States | September 13, 2012 | Details |
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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 | |
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July 20, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Leelanau County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 26, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States | August 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2012 | arosner | Quebec, Canada | August 28, 2012 | Details |
| August 18, 2012 | HHowell | Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States | August 23, 2012 | Details | |
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August 19, 2012 | Buckeye Bruce | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | August 20, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 23, 2012 | Georgia Lofft-McDonald | Marion County, Indiana, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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July 23, 2012 | Landon | Cass County, Indiana, United States | July 25, 2012 | Details |
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July 22, 2012 | dan.in.crystal.lake | McHenry County, Illinois, United States | July 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 09, 2012 | billanddogs | St Lawrence County, New York, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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August 24, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Washington County, Indiana, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | rekapower | Ontario, Canada | July 15, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2012 | jani | Manitoba, Canada | July 14, 2012 | Details |
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July 03, 2012 | aarongunnar | Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States | July 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | aarongunnar | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | July 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2012 | stonehollow | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | July 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2012 | Kari | Price County, Wisconsin, United States | July 11, 2012 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | treehugger_007 | Lake County, Ohio, United States | July 07, 2012 | Details |







