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: Jul 14, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jan 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
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Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2016
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Region: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2017
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: May 21, 2017
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Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
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Region: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2017
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Region: Madison County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 31, 2017
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Region: Clarke County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
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Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Adams County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2016
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: Natureismytherapist
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: May 15, 2020
Submitted by: Bill Hark
Region: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
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Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
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Region: Orleans County, Vermont, United States
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Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
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Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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Verified date: Dec 21, 2020
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