Attributes of Satyrodes appalachia
Appalachian Brown
Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Wings are medium brown. Lower side of forewing with the two end eyespots larger than the middle two; spots may not touch. Dark line inside the hindwing row spot is sinuous, not zigzagged.
Wing Span: 1 7/8 - 2 1/4 inches (4.8 - 5.7 cm).
Life History: To court females, males patrol and occasionally perch in small sunlit openings. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plants; caterpillars feed on leaves at night and hide at the base of the plant during the day. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from July-September in the north, two broods from June-October in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedge (Carex lacustris) and giant sedge (Rhynchospora inundata) in the sedge family (Cyperaceae).
Adult Food: Sap and other non-floral resources.
Habitat: Wooded wet swamps, shrub swamp, forest edges, and along slow-moving streams.
Range: Eastern Minnesota east to central New England and southern Quebec south through the Appalachians and coastal plain to Mississippi and Alabama. Isolated population in north peninsular Florida.
Conservation: Not usually required.
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 map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 08, 2012 | jrfleullan | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | April 23, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2011 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | December 23, 2011 | Details |
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June 18, 2011 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | December 23, 2011 | Details |
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June 26, 2011 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | December 23, 2011 | Details |
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June 27, 2011 | Tumuck | Westchester County, New York, United States | October 26, 2011 | Details |
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July 09, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | September 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | HHowell | Johnson County, Tennessee, United States | August 24, 2011 | Details |
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August 13, 2011 | AJ Trently | Chester County, Tennessee, United States | August 23, 2011 | Details |
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July 04, 2011 | Leslie Warren | Mahoning County, Ohio, United States | July 26, 2011 | Details |
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June 18, 2011 | Dave Kinney | Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States | July 19, 2011 | Details |
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June 26, 2011 | Jim Dolan | Columbiana County, Ohio, United States | July 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 28, 2010 | Chip Krilowicz | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | June 17, 2011 | Details |
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June 04, 2011 | AJ Trently | Lewis County, Tennessee, United States | June 16, 2011 | Details |
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June 05, 2011 | HHowell | Rhea County, Tennessee, United States | June 16, 2011 | Details |
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July 12, 2008 | cyric | Washington County, Rhode Island, United States | June 12, 2011 | Details |
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April 27, 2011 | jrfleullan | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | May 06, 2011 | Details |
| June 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Don Harvey, Mike & Susan Kielb, Warren Wagner, Roger Wykes ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 29, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 05, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Allen, Steve, Nina Crepas, Chip and Julie Francke, Lois Richmond) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Franche, Chip with Steve Allen, Nina Crepas, Julie Francke, Lois Richmond) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Webster, Ken) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea, with Gene Beckham, Denny Brooks, Katherine Carothers, Donna & Ralph Czerepinski, Monica Essenmacher, Bob Lederhouse, Betty Secrist, Wendy Skory, Cathy Yanacek) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Flemming, Richard with Andrew Jefcoat, Leah Knapp) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 27, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Essenmacher, Monica) | Huron County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. & S. Bialecki, Richard Brown, D. & E. Shappirio, C. Swift, Roger Wykes. ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea with M Barrowman, D. Brooks, K. Carothers, F. Carter, J. Henderson, B. Keller, V. Kienitz, R. Kursinsky, S.A. Schmidt, D. Thayer, M. Wilke) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Newaygo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 08, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John, M. Bialecki, A. Beiker, R. Kuhlman, J. & M. Weinman, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea with M. Barrowman, G. Beckham, D. Brooks, K. Carothers, C. Graul, B. Keller, R. Kursinsky, P. Sharon, B. Swiss, D. Thayer, M. Wilke, C. Yanacek) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Cappaest, D. with R. Kuhlmap, J. Paulissen, B. Rommell, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Clinton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 14, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Calhoun County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Allegan County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M.& S. Bialecki, D. Cappaert, R. Kuhlman, J. Moran, C. Richards) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger, R. Kuhlman, C. Richards, C. Spence, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
