Attributes of Neonympha mitchellii
Mitchell's Satyr
Neonympha mitchellii French, 1889
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Small and fragile with translucent wings. Underside of both wings with yellow-rimmed black submarginal eyespots.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches (3.5 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Adults fly in sunlight with a slow, bobbing flight about a foot above the grasses. Males patrol for females. Females may lay single eggs on grasses, or multiple eggs on the undersurface of small forb seeedlings (2-5"), or on narrow-leaved sedges. Caterpillars eat leaves and the fourth stage hibernates.
Flight: Flight lasts only about 10 days in late June to early July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges and bulrush.
Adult Food: Not reported.
Habitat: Sedge swamps, marshes.
Range: Isolated populations in southern Michigan, northern Indiana, northern New Jersey, and south-central North Carolina.
Conservation: Endangered species. This sensitive butterfly is declining in most of its range, and has already disappeared from former habitat in northeastern Ohio and Maryland. Collecting may eradicate its small colonies.
NCGR: G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (Endangered throughout its range).
Management Needs: Prevent trampling of habitat. Prevent drainage or conversion of its wetland habitat.
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 |
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| June 02, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 09, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 01, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Jackson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 29, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Cass County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 21, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 1983 | legacy.reporter (T. Kral) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 21, 1984 | legacy.reporter (T. Kral) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 1992 | legacy.reporter (SPH) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 19, 1992 | legacy.reporter (SPH) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (SPH) | Hoke County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 02, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Glassberg) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 31, 1996 | legacy.reporter (HEL,Carter) | Hoke County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 31, 1996 | legacy.reporter (HEL,Carter) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 14, 1997 | legacy.reporter (S. Hall) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 20, 1997 | legacy.reporter (S. Hall) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 1999 | legacy.reporter (J. Pippen) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 20, 2000 | legacy.reporter (E. Hoffman) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 2002 | legacy.reporter (S. Hall) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 2006 | legacy.reporter (J. Pippen) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 1992 | legacy.reporter (SPH) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (T. Kral) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (T. Kral) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (T. Kral) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Anderson) | Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 21, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 07, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Hale County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| August 07, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| August 29, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 05, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | August 03, 2010 | Details | |
| June 12, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | August 03, 2010 | Details | |
| September 07, 2009 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 25, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Dr J. D. Turner) | Fayette County, Alabama, United States | January 09, 2009 | Details | |
| June 02, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Tom Price) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | April 28, 2008 | Details | |
| August 25, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Dr J. D. Turner) | Fayette County, Alabama, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| June 02, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Tom Price) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| June 07, 2002 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Hale County, Alabama, United States | January 17, 2008 | Details | |
| June 07, 2002 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | January 17, 2008 | Details | |
| August 25, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Dr J. D. Turner) | Fayette County, Alabama, United States | January 11, 2008 | Details | |
| June 12, 2004 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 12, 2007 | Details | |
| June 05, 2004 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Warren County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
