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 05, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: Jeanne9953
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 06, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2018
Observation date: Jun 28, 2018
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Champaign County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 26, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: db_ohio
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jun 23, 2018
Observation date: Jun 10, 2018
Submitted by: neflodonata
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: Jeanne9953
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 18, 2018
Observation date: Jun 09, 2018
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 02, 2018
Observation date: Aug 02, 2007
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 02, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 29, 2017
Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 22, 2017
Observation date: Jun 27, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 22, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 11, 2017
Observation date: Aug 10, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 11, 2017
Observation date: Aug 11, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 11, 2017
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: LivObs
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Nov 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Duigon
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Nov 13, 2017
Observation date: Jun 22, 2016
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Sep 22, 2017
Observation date: Sep 05, 2017
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Salem County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Sep 08, 2017
Observation date: Jun 08, 2010
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Sep 08, 2017
Observation date: Sep 04, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 07, 2017
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