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 400 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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By default, the fifty most recently verified sightings are below. Sort by Observation Date to see the most recent sightings, or filter the sightings by region to get a regional list.
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June 09, 2013 | Doug Bruce | Campbell County, Tennessee, United States | June 15, 2013 | Details |
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June 01, 2013 | Doug Bruce | Blount County, Tennessee, United States | June 05, 2013 | Details |
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August 25, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Anderson County, Tennessee, United States | February 20, 2013 | Details |
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August 17, 2012 | LinRandolph | Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States | January 14, 2013 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
| June 02, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Hale County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 08, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 14, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 17, 2012 | jrfleullan | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | November 27, 2012 | Details |
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June 26, 2012 | mborn1 | Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | November 09, 2012 | Details |
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June 29, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | October 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | October 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | October 08, 2012 | Details |
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June 23, 2012 | SteveSass | La Porte County, Indiana, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Benzie County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 20, 2012 | KNC | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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June 23, 2012 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | August 29, 2012 | Details |
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July 30, 2012 | Marty Silver | Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Murray County, Georgia, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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May 30, 2012 | mmusselman | Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States | July 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | July 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | stonehollow | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | June 28, 2012 | Details |
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June 28, 2011 | Ron Payne | Addison County, Vermont, United States | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | Ron Payne | Addison County, Vermont, United States | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | Ron Payne | Addison County, Vermont, United States | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 23, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2012 | Marty Silver | Greene County, Tennessee, United States | June 23, 2012 | Details |
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June 13, 2012 | menasian | Tompkins County, New York, United States | June 21, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | June 18, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | Appy-Brown | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | June 18, 2012 | Details |
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April 08, 2012 | jrfleullan | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | April 23, 2012 | Details |
| July 13, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Falmouth Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Jackie Sones et al) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 04, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Bob Bowker) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Brian Cassie) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Brian Cassie) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 23, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (C.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (ZNC CENTRAL BERKSHIRE) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 08, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Donna Lang et al) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 20, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 31, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd #) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 14, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie et al) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
