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 06, 2019
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Michiganbirder19
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 20, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 15, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 09, 2019
Observation date: May 13, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 16, 2019
Observation date: May 12, 2019
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 13, 2019
Observation date: Apr 30, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 12, 2019
Observation date: May 07, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 10, 2019
Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 21, 2018
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 18, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
Submitted by: ovenbirder@gmail.com
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Feb 16, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jan 24, 2019
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2018
Submitted by: Izzymcrae
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 05, 2018
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 04, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: rjcohrs
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 25, 2018
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: magnolyah
Region: Georgia, Towns County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 22, 2018
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