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 30, 2017
Submitted by: Anne Bruun
Region: Alberta, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 03, 2017
Observation date: Jun 27, 2017
Submitted by: botany babe
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: May 25, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 07, 2017
Observation date: May 03, 2017
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Apr 30, 2017
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 04, 2017
Observation date: Apr 28, 2017
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Apr 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Jun 29, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Jun 12, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 03, 2017
Observation date: Sep 10, 2014
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 01, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy (Jon Ivy)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 11, 2016
Submitted by: kmelville
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Dec 26, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: johngor
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 10, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Larry Little)
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 19, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: elegrand
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 16, 2016
Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2016
Observation date: Aug 14, 2016
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 16, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 16, 2016
Observation date: Jul 22, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 09, 2016
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