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 02, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2013
Submitted by: Brian Taber
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2013
Submitted by: jr.berry
Region: Union County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jun 06, 2009
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2012
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jun 29, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Oct 03, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Oct 04, 2013
Observation date: Sep 24, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Sep 27, 2013
Observation date: Aug 13, 2013
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 19, 2013
Observation date: Sep 05, 2013
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Sep 19, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Sep 02, 2013
Observation date: Aug 19, 2013
Submitted by: davmcnaugh
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2013
Observation date: Jun 19, 2013
Submitted by: Lauenstein
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2013
Observation date: Aug 14, 2013
Submitted by: gblkrum
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2013
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: martytdx
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2013
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: Joe Sebastiani
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 03, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2013
Observation date: Jul 25, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jul 29, 2013
Observation date: Jun 03, 2013
Submitted by: James_Shelton32
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Aug 18, 2009
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Salem County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Jo Roy
Verified date: Jul 13, 2013
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 13, 2013
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