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 08, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
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Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
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Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
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Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: Falcontennis
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
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Region: Greene County, Ohio, 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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Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Isabella County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 23, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 28, 2017
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Feb 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Dec 27, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Dec 27, 2017
Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 17, 2017
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