Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Intricate Satyr
Hermeuptychia intricata


Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is brown with no markings. Underside is brown; both wings have many small eyespots rimmed with yellow. The most consistent external diagnostic character is the lack of andraconial scales on the dorsal surface of the wings of males, unlike the closely related Hermeuptychia sosybius.
Wing Span: 3.2 – 3.8 cm
Life History:
Flight: Adults fly from spring through fall in the coastal Southeast, primarily April through October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larvae feed on the fresh growth of forest grasses.
Adult Food: Sap and rotting fruit.
Habitat: Grassy clearings in woodlands, swamps, hammock forests, and dry sandhill scrub.
Range: Southeast US: east TX to central FL to coastal NC, predominantly below the fall-line on the Atlantic coast .
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: This butterfly was only recently separated from the very similar Carolina Satyr, Hermeupychia sosybius.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 32 of 32 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 12, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 13, 2018
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Observation date: Sep 06, 2018
Submitted by: redfishin
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 07, 2018
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Observation date: Sep 09, 2017
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 04, 2017
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Observation date: Sep 07, 2013
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Calhoun County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 10, 2013
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: Lois Stacey
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 10, 2013
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2013
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 01, 2013
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Observation date: Feb 09, 2012
Submitted by: jomarlin
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 27, 2012
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