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 12, 2022
Submitted by: jf.flynn.jr@gma...
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Noble County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 12, 2022
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Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 12, 2022
Observation date: May 04, 2022
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 12, 2022
Observation date: May 02, 2022
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: sbcsmith-rickboeth
Region: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 02, 2022
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Apr 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Chase County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2021
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 05, 2022
Observation date: Sep 11, 2021
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 05, 2022
Observation date: Jul 26, 2017
Submitted by: ninesea
Region: Quebec, Canada
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Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2003
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022
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
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