Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 690178

Appalachian Brown
Satyrodes appalachia

Observation date: June 18, 2011
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Male. One of two Lethe/Satyrodes appalachia, 18-June-2011 [19-June an error] in breeding habitat adjacent to flooded former increasingly productive habitat -- former habitat had a daily maxima 130 in 2009; 250 in 2010 -- however, only 2 were observed in former site, on the later date of 17-July-2011. Most of nearby S. eurydice habitat was plowed up for corn production in 2010 and 2011, but extensive sedge habitat remains -- with many eurydice.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: December 23, 2011
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States