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: Jul 29, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 13, 2017
Observation date: Aug 11, 2017
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Aug 13, 2017
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: JC32647
Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2017
Observation date: Jun 29, 2017
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 29, 2015
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 26, 2017
Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 24, 2017
Observation date: Jun 12, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Champaign County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 21, 2017
Observation date: Aug 01, 2009
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Delta County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 14, 2017
Observation date: May 17, 2017
Submitted by: tom howe
Region: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 26, 2017
Observation date: Aug 01, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Jul 31, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Apr 29, 2017
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 03, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 28, 2017
Observation date: Jun 30, 2016
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 25, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2016
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 10, 2017
Observation date: Sep 17, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: johngor
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 09, 2016
Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 03, 2016
Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: Jun 16, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 21, 2016
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