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 25, 2020
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Roger Pavelle
Region: Carver County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: Judith Huf
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Jun 19, 2016
Submitted by: chuck meier
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Dec 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: Nick Pulcinella
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Nov 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 18, 2019
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: crandal
Region: Summit County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: birdlady1
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: Jupiterz7
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: IKSO_99
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 25, 2019
Observation date: Jul 23, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: Michiganbirder19
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: JHummel
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 21, 2019
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