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 05, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Region: Isanti County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
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Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 15, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2014
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Submitted by: Daryl Hutton
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2014
Observation date: Jun 29, 2014
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 04, 2014
Observation date: Jun 20, 2014
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2014
Observation date: Jul 01, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 11, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Isanti County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 11, 2013
Observation date: Aug 03, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 18, 2013
Observation date: Aug 30, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Brown
Region: Greene County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2013
Observation date: Aug 02, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Brown
Region: Greene County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2013
Observation date: Aug 15, 2013
Submitted by: mrcnaturally
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Janet Tubb
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2013
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
Observation date: Jul 05, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Florence County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 19, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jun 24, 2013
Observation date: Jun 23, 2012
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 07, 2013
Observation date: Jul 10, 2012
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 24, 2012
Observation date: Jul 01, 2012
Submitted by: Kyle Jones
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 08, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 08, 2012
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