Mitchell's Satyr
Neonympha mitchellii French, 1889
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Small and fragile with translucent wings. Underside of both wings with yellow-rimmed black submarginal eyespots.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches (3.5 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Adults fly in sunlight with a slow, bobbing flight about a foot above the grasses. Males patrol for females. Females may lay single eggs on grasses, or multiple eggs on the undersurface of small forb seeedlings (2-5"), or on narrow-leaved sedges. Caterpillars eat leaves and the fourth stage hibernates.
Flight: Flight lasts only about 10 days in late June to early July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges and bulrush.
Adult Food: Not reported.
Habitat: Sedge swamps, marshes.
Range: Isolated populations in southern Michigan, northern Indiana, northern New Jersey, and south-central North Carolina.
Conservation: Endangered species. This sensitive butterfly is declining in most of its range, and has already disappeared from former habitat in northeastern Ohio and Maryland. Collecting may eradicate its small colonies.
NCGR: G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (Endangered throughout its range).
Management Needs: Prevent trampling of habitat. Prevent drainage or conversion of its wetland habitat.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 73 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 01, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.)
Region: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 02, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Glassberg)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 04, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Pippen)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Anderson)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 02, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (T. Kral)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 14, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Hall)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (T. Kral)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Anderson)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 19, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (SPH)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 20, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (E. Hoffman)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 21, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 29, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 07, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Hale County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 07, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 05, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
Observation date: Jun 12, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
Observation date: Sep 07, 2009
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Aug 25, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dr J. D. Turner)
Region: Fayette County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 09, 2009
Observation date: Jun 02, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Price)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Apr 28, 2008
Observation date: Aug 25, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dr J. D. Turner)
Region: Fayette County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Jun 02, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Price)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Jun 07, 2002
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 17, 2008
Observation date: Jun 07, 2002
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Hale County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 17, 2008
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