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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Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2011
Submitted by: Roy Zartarian
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
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Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Apr 10, 2022
Observation date: Sep 22, 2017
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Apr 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2005
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Mar 01, 2004
Submitted by: DVL
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
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Region: Luce County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Manitoba, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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