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: Aug 23, 2018
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: ddavis4um
Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: Smalltowngirl
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 24, 2018
Observation date: Aug 09, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
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Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
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Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: KFinch
Region: Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 05, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 06, 2018
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: Littlewing
Region: Crawford County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2018
Observation date: Jun 26, 2003
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 02, 2018
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Emeilada
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 01, 2018
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2018
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Union County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: Puccini
Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 25, 2018
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