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
Please donate!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Advertise with us!
Do you have a product or service that you think would interest BAMONA users? If you would like to advertise on this website, contact us by email, or use the contact form and select the "Advertising" category.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 73 - 96 of 1920 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Apr 23, 2021
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Apr 23, 2021
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Jun 27, 2022
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 03, 2022
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2022
Submitted by: RLS
Region: Monroe County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: eap130
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
Observation date: May 14, 2022
Submitted by: jf.flynn.jr@gma...
Region: Georgia, Whitfield County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Jun 04, 2021
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2022
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: Natureismytherapist
Region: Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 17, 2014
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 23, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022
Observation date: Jun 13, 2022
Submitted by: Rich Civil
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 13, 2022
Observation date: Jun 13, 2022
Submitted by: Rich Civil
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 13, 2022
Observation date: Jun 11, 2022
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2022
Observation date: Jun 25, 2013
Submitted by: doris potter
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Feb 28, 2022
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: chuck meier
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 10, 2022
- ‹ previous
- 4 of 80
- next ›