''Satyrodes appalachia'', the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown
["''Satyrodes'' Scudder, 1875"]
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' is a species of
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diver ...
butterfly that is native to North America.
Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.
[
Larvae on '']Rhynchospora inundata
''Rhynchospora'' (beak-rush or beak-sedge) is a genus of about 400 species of sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus includes both annual and perennial species, mostly with erect 3-sided stems and 3-ranked leaves. The achenes bear ...
'', ''Carex lacustris
''Carex lacustris'', known as lake sedge (''lucastris'' is from the Latin ''lacus'', or lake), is a tufted grass-like perennial of the sedge family (Cyperaceae), native to southern Canada and the northern United States. ''C. lacustris'' us an h ...
'', and ''Carex stricta
''Carex stricta'' is a species of sedge known by the common names upright sedge and tussock sedge. The plant grows in moist marshes, forests and alongside bodies of water. ''.[
See '']Lethe appalachia
''Lethe appalachia'', known generally as the Appalachian brown or Appalachian eyed brown, is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Lethe appalachia'' is 4569 ...
'' (''Lethe'' = current genus name) at Wikipedia for more ''Satyrodes appalachia'' information.
Similar species
*''Satyrodes eurydice
''Satyrodes eurydice'', the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America.
There are two subspecies—the nominate species, the eyed brown (''S. e. eurydice''), and the smokey eyed brow ...
'' 'Lethe eurydice''">Lethe_eurydice.html" ;"title="'Lethe eurydice">'Lethe eurydice''(R.L. Chermock, 1947) – eyed brown
*''Enodia anthedon'' / ''Lethe anthedon'' A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye
References
Butterflies of North America
Elymniini
Butterflies described in 1947
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