Eyed Brown
Satyrodes eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is light to medium brown with black eyespots. Underside of forewing has submarginal eyespots about the same size, usually touching or linked like a chain; dark line inside the hindwing's spot row is zigzagged.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 7/16 inches (3.8 - 6.2 cm).
Life History: The Eyed Brown flies weakly over and within low plant growth and perches frequently. Males patrol in vegetation and occasionally perch to court females. Eggs are scattered on many different plants. Caterpillars eat leaves; the third and fourth stages hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various sedges (Carex stricta, C. lupulina, C. bromoides, and C. trichocarpa) in the sedge family (Cyperaceae).
Adult Food: Sap, bird droppings, and occasionally flower nectar.
Habitat: Open sedge meadows, freshwater marshes, slow-moving streams, cord grass swales in tallgrass prairie.
Range: Eastern North America from Nova Scotia south to Delaware and west to Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska. Outlying populations in north-central Colorado, east-central Alberta, and northern Quebec.
Conservation: Smoky Eyed Brown (subspecies fumosus) is of concern in several states. It has The Nature Conservancy Global Rank of G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
NCGR:
Management Needs: Monitor populations of subspecies fumosus and make conservation recommendations. Other subspecies have The Nature Conservancy Global Rank of G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Note: Subspecies fumosus has been considered a separate species in the past.
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Lenawee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: heinert
Region: Morton County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Aug 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 15, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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: Jun 21, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 1968
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 17, 2022
Observation date: Jul 30, 2011
Submitted by: Roy Zartarian
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2022
Observation date: Sep 22, 2017
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: cdemers
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 09, 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: Jul 12, 2005
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Feb 28, 2022
Observation date: Mar 01, 2004
Submitted by: DVL
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 18, 2014
Submitted by: marquy
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 06, 2021
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