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.
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
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Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
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Verified date: Jun 28, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 18, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 18, 2021
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Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 13, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 10, 2021
Submitted by: todonnell
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 11, 2021
Observation date: May 21, 2021
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Region: Georgia, Walker County, United States
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Verified date: May 22, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Adams County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Apr 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2014
Submitted by: rainbow-cell
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Mar 02, 2021
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 15, 2021
Observation date: Jul 11, 2019
Submitted by: heinert
Region: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 15, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2017
Submitted by: Erin13
Region: Ward County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Dec 17, 2017
Submitted by: Erin13
Region: Ward County, North Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Sep 19, 2017
Submitted by: Erin13
Region: Ward County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Sep 21, 2002
Submitted by: Erin13
Region: Ward County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2017
Submitted by: Erin13
Region: Ward County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Ransom County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jan 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jan 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Leelanau County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 25, 2021
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