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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: joanfiller
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 23, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: Clare Holden
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: rapids.smith@gm...
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: rapids.smith@gm...
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: DNADEB
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: barthsm
Region: Erie County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: cattailsandcobwebs
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 26, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: Jupiterz7
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
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