Enodia anthedon

Northern Pearly-eye
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Enodia
Species:	E. anthedon
Binomial name
Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936[1]

The Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) is a species of Satyrinae that occurs in North America^[2], where it is found from central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabama and Mississippi.^[3]

The wingspan is 45-67 mm. The upperside is brown with dark eyespots and the underside is brown. Adults feed on dung, fungi, carrion and sap from willows, poplars and birches.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Leersia virginica, Erianthus and Muhlenbergia species, Brachyelytrum erectum, Uniola latifolia and Hystrix patula. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

• Enodia anthedon anthedon
• Enodia anthedon borealis Clark, 1936 (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maine)

Similar species

• Satyrodes appalachia (R. L. Chermock, 1947) – Appalachian Brown
• Satyrodes eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) – Eyed Brown

References

1. ^ "BMNA Species Detail Northern Pearly Eye". http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1838&chosen_state=26*Michigan. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
2. ^ "Species Enodia anthedon - Northern Pearly-Eye - BugGuide.net". http://bugguide.net/node/view/3940. Retrieved 2008-11-20. 
3. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America

• Northern Pearly-eye, Butterflies of Canada

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