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: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: May 21, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: May 06, 2016
Observation date: Aug 30, 1980
Submitted by: Indy Entomologist
Region: Carroll County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Mar 29, 2016
Observation date: Jun 20, 2015
Submitted by: SkrentnyJeff
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Mar 08, 2016
Observation date: Aug 14, 2012
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Feb 19, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2016
Observation date: May 21, 2010
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 01, 2016
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Dec 26, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Chisago County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 17, 2015
Observation date: Aug 01, 2015
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 12, 2015
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Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Nov 11, 2015
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 04, 2015
Observation date: Oct 09, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Crockett County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2015
Observation date: Aug 19, 2015
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 28, 2015
Observation date: Sep 21, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 21, 2015
Observation date: Sep 02, 2015
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 17, 2015
Observation date: Sep 15, 2015
Submitted by: brandahl
Region: La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 30, 2015
Submitted by: SpadGuy
Region: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Sep 10, 2015
Observation date: Sep 06, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Patton
Region: Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 10, 2015
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