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 29, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 01, 2015
Observation date: Jun 20, 2015
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 28, 2015
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 07, 2015
Observation date: May 25, 2015
Submitted by: lmreid71
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny
Verified date: May 31, 2015
Observation date: May 30, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: May 31, 2015
Observation date: Aug 17, 2014
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 24, 2014
Observation date: Sep 07, 2014
Submitted by: Alicia Jackson
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Sep 20, 2014
Observation date: Sep 07, 2014
Submitted by: mikeakresh
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Sep 18, 2014
Observation date: Aug 24, 2014
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 29, 2014
Observation date: Aug 19, 2014
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 23, 2014
Observation date: Aug 13, 2014
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 19, 2014
Observation date: Aug 06, 2014
Submitted by: Fritz Riedel
Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 08, 2014
Submitted by: Carol ONeil
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: jani
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Jul 31, 2014
Observation date: Jul 27, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 27, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: StephenD
Region: Summers County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 25, 2014
Observation date: Jul 13, 2014
Submitted by: bauersteven
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 21, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Jul 21, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2014
Submitted by: cyric
Region: Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Jul 21, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2014
Observation date: Jun 14, 2014
Submitted by: mrcnaturally
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 25, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 15, 2014
Observation date: Jun 08, 2014
Submitted by: J_Bloom4417
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jun 09, 2014
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