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, 2013
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Jul 03, 2013
Observation date: Jun 30, 2013
Submitted by: dwaynewood58
Region: Erie County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 01, 2013
Observation date: Jun 09, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 15, 2013
Observation date: Jun 01, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 05, 2013
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Feb 20, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2012
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 14, 2013
Observation date: Jun 17, 2012
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 08, 2013
Observation date: Jun 02, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Hale County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 14, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 17, 2012
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 27, 2012
Observation date: Jun 26, 2012
Submitted by: mborn1
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Nov 09, 2012
Observation date: Jun 29, 2012
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 08, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 08, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 08, 2012
Observation date: Jun 23, 2012
Submitted by: SteveSass
Region: La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 03, 2012
Observation date: Jul 21, 2012
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Benzie County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2012
Observation date: Jul 20, 2012
Submitted by: KNC
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2012
Observation date: Jun 23, 2012
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2012
Observation date: Jul 30, 2012
Submitted by: Marty Silver
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 08, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Murray County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 26, 2012
Observation date: May 30, 2012
Submitted by: mmusselman
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2012
Observation date: Jun 24, 2012
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 03, 2012
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