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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 11, 2020
Submitted by: cdemers
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: EleanorR
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 27, 2022
Observation date: Jul 07, 2013
Submitted by: Bogfinder
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 26, 2022
Observation date: Jul 07, 2008
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Nov 18, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2017
Submitted by: maurerguy
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2014
Submitted by: B. Elby
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 06, 2021
Observation date: May 26, 2018
Submitted by: Darrin Frye
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: Mike Sheehan
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: May 07, 2021
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: kcarrdesigns@ya...
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2020
Submitted by: pvasshep
Region: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: akasydney
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
Submitted by: crandal
Region: Summit County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 24, 2021
Observation date: Sep 13, 2021
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2021
Observation date: Sep 11, 2021
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 14, 2021
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