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: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
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Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Union County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2017
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Region: Searcy County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2017
Observation date: Aug 07, 2017
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Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2017
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Region: Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
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Region: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2017
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Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2017
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Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 15, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2017
Observation date: Jul 12, 2017
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Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2017
Observation date: Jul 06, 2017
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Region: Iosco County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: greyhoundsrfast
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2017
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