ML070720487

Butterflies and Moths of North America, Northern Pearly Eye Species Detail

ML070720487
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	03/07/2007
From:	Montana State Univ
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ALICIA MULLINS 301-415-1224
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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America Species Detail Northern Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 Attributes of Enodia Documented Records for Enodia anthedon anthedon Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Subfamily: Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

Identification: Antennal clubs are black. Upperside is brown with dark eyespots. Underside is brown; submarginal row of 4 black spots on forewing is straight and the dark line inside it is sinuous. Spots are not surrounded by diffuse white.

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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America Life history: Males perch on tree trunks or vegetation up to 10 feet above ground at edges of clearings to wait for females.

Eggs are laid singly on the host plant; third- and fourth-stage Display alternate map range:

caterpillars hibernate.

Flight: One brood in the north North America from June-August, two broods Submit in the south from May-September.

Wing span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).

Caterpillar hosts: Various grasses including white grass (Leersia virginica), bearded shorthusk (Brachyelytrum erectum), plumegrass (Erianthus), broadleaf uniola (Uniola latifolia), and bottlebrush (Hystrix patula).

Adult food: Dung, fungi, carrion, and sap from willows, poplars, and birch.

Habitat: Damp deciduous woods, usually near marshes or waterways; mixed or grassy woodlands.

Range: Central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabama and Mississippi.

Conservation: Not usually of conservation concern.

NatureServe Global Status:

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Species Detail l Butterflies and Moths of North America G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.

Management needs: None reported.

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