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 18, 2018
Submitted by: kcearlock
Region: Clinton County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
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Region: Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
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Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
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Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
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Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
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Region: New York, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
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Region: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
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Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2002
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Region: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2018
Observation date: Jun 26, 2018
Submitted by: brainerd
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 28, 2018
Observation date: Jun 26, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2018
Submitted by: Greg Sievert
Region: Lyon County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2018
Observation date: Jun 24, 2018
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2018
Observation date: Jun 22, 2018
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Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: Jun 18, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 19, 2018
Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2018
Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
Observation date: May 27, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 28, 2018
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