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: Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Day County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2016
Submitted by: Ryan D. Larson
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
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Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2016
Observation date: Jul 21, 2014
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Region: Jefferson County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Sep 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
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Region: Jefferson County, New York, United States
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Region: Manitoba, Canada
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Region: Becker County, Minnesota, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2015
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Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2015
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