Appalachian Brown
Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Wings are medium brown. Lower side of forewing with the two end eyespots larger than the middle two; spots may not touch. Dark line inside the hindwing row spot is sinuous, not zigzagged.
Wing Span: 1 7/8 - 2 1/4 inches (4.8 - 5.7 cm).
Life History: To court females, males patrol and occasionally perch in small sunlit openings. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plants; caterpillars feed on leaves at night and hide at the base of the plant during the day. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from July-September in the north, two broods from June-October in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedge (Carex lacustris) and giant sedge (Rhynchospora inundata) in the sedge family (Cyperaceae).
Adult Food: Sap and other non-floral resources.
Habitat: Wooded wet swamps, shrub swamp, forest edges, and along slow-moving streams.
Range: Eastern Minnesota east to central New England and southern Quebec south through the Appalachians and coastal plain to Mississippi and Alabama. Isolated population in north peninsular Florida.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 22, 2020
Submitted by: Rgilson
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
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Observation date: Aug 29, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2025
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 02, 2025
Observation date: Jul 10, 2025
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 02, 2025
Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 31, 2025
Observation date: Jul 15, 2025
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2025
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 13, 2025
Observation date: Jul 08, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Jul 18, 2021
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jun 27, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: May 31, 2025
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Georgia, Walker County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 04, 2025
Observation date: Jun 30, 2024
Submitted by: mothman27
Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 21, 2025
Observation date: Aug 19, 2024
Submitted by: Victoire Batiste
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 06, 2025
Observation date: Aug 20, 2024
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Dec 09, 2024
Observation date: Jun 30, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 17, 2024
Observation date: Sep 05, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 17, 2024
Observation date: Jun 05, 2024
Submitted by: indigobirding
Region: Noble County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Nov 06, 2024
Observation date: Jun 11, 2024
Submitted by: eschaffran
Region: Stark County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2024
Observation date: Jul 25, 2024
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jul 25, 2024
Observation date: Jul 09, 2024
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
Observation date: Jul 12, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
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