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: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Dec 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: jmacmetro
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Nov 18, 2021
Observation date: Jun 17, 2021
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Nov 18, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2017
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: rogerashton
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 15, 2021
Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2021
Submitted by: vmaglio
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Cortland County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 06, 2021
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