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: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 09, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Washington County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 18, 2019
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 19, 2019
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: jose88
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 16, 2019
Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: Joe C Adams
Region: Georgia, White County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 03, 2019
Observation date: May 17, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 18, 2019
Observation date: Apr 11, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 12, 2019
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 26, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 28, 2018
Observation date: Sep 20, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: SchwartzRG
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 06, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2018
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 21, 2018
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