Satyrodes appalachia
Appearance
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Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)[1]
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S. a. leeuwi (Gatrelle & Arbogast, 1974) |
Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown[2] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America.
Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.[1]
Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta.[1][2]
See Lethe appalachia (Lethe = current genus name) at Wikipedia for more Satyrodes appalachia information.
Similar species
- Satyrodes eurydice [Lethe eurydice] (R.L. Chermock, 1947) – eyed brown
- Enodia anthedon / Lethe anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye
References
- ^ a b c Appalachian Brown, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ a b "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms