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: Jun 27, 2009
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
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Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 03, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2016
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Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 01, 2016
Observation date: May 21, 2016
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 19, 2016
Observation date: Sep 13, 2015
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Oct 02, 2015
Observation date: Sep 07, 2015
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Perry County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Patton
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: rogerashton
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: May 03, 2015
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: shelshots159
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 30, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 19, 2009
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: Lutya
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 18, 2015
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 16, 2015
Observation date: Jun 28, 2015
Submitted by: Candler
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 16, 2015
Observation date: Jun 23, 2015
Submitted by: SkrentnyJeff
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 11, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 11, 2015
Observation date: Jun 28, 2015
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 10, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 04, 2015
Observation date: Jun 07, 2007
Submitted by: Joe Saunders
Region: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2015
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