Creole Pearly-eye
Enodia creola (Skinner, 1897)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Male forewing is pointed; upperside is brown with raised patches of dark scales along veins. Underside of both sexes is tan; forewing has a straight submarginal row of 5 spots; dark line along inner side of spot row arches outwardly at the cell.
Wing Span: 2 5/16 - 2 3/4 inches (5.9 - 7 cm).
Life History: Adults perch on tree trunks during the day, up to 10 feet above ground. Males perch and wait for females in late afternoon or on cloudy days. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plants; caterpillars feed on leaves at night and hide at the base of the plant during the day. Caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Two broods in the north from June-September, three broods in the south from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Switch cane (Arundinaria tecta) in the grass family (Poaceae).
Adult Food: Rotting fruit, sap, dung, carrion; never flower nectar.
Habitat: Dense moist woods near large swamps, dense upland forests in the southern Appalachians.
Range: Southeastern states from North Carolina and central Georgia west to eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas. Does not occur in southeast Alabama, southern Georgia, or Florida.
Conservation: Swamp forest habitats are gradually being encroached on, although several large preserves are extinct.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Conserve and minimally manage remaining habitats under secure land ownership.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 12, 2018
Observation date: Apr 01, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2014
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Jan 12, 2018
Observation date: Sep 02, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Jenkins County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: May 19, 2016
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: StaceyWhetstone
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
Observation date: Apr 20, 2017
Submitted by: Steve Krotzer
Region: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 06, 2017
Observation date: Jun 02, 2016
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 29, 2017
Observation date: Apr 21, 2017
Submitted by: bjones7777 (Found by Ellen Shannon and photographed by Gordon Revey.)
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 22, 2017
Observation date: Sep 23, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Sep 26, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Susan E. Pirolo)
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2016
Observation date: May 30, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Obion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2016
Observation date: Sep 07, 2015
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Perry County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Patton
Region: Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 13, 2015
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Susan E. Pirolo)
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2015
Observation date: Aug 01, 2015
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 07, 2015
Observation date: Jul 06, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 06, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 02, 2015
Observation date: Jul 01, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2015
Observation date: May 16, 2015
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: McCormick County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 29, 2015
Observation date: Apr 20, 2015
Submitted by: neflodonata
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 23, 2015
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