Southern Pearly-eye
Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Antennal clubs are orange. Upperside is brown with dark eyespots at the margins. Underside is light brown; submarginal row of 4 spots (Florida females may have 5) on forewing is slightly curved and brown line inside this spot row is straight or zigzagged. Spots are encircled by diffuse white.
Wing Span: 2 3/16 - 2 3/4 inches (5.6 -7 cm).
Life History: Males perch on tree trunks, sometimes head downward, to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly on or near the host plant; caterpillars feed on leaves. Older caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Three broods from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Bamboo switch cane (A. tecta).
Adult Food: Sap, rotting fruit, carrion, dung.
Habitat: Shady, damp woods near stream-fed swamps.
Range: Eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas east through the southeastern United States.
Conservation: Its swamp forest habitats are gradually disappearing in the Southeast.
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 all remaining habitats.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Oct 25, 2017
Submitted by: cericketts
Region: Gulf County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2016
Submitted by: DewdropMama
Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
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Region: Jenkins County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Oct 03, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Nov 20, 2016
Submitted by: duebici
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Oct 01, 2017
Observation date: Sep 14, 2017
Submitted by: Fr White
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: Nancyjean Nettles
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2017
Observation date: Apr 15, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 08, 2017
Observation date: Oct 15, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Hardin County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Nov 06, 2016
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: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 24, 2016
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: DCLinck
Region: Clark County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 23, 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: May 01, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: May 02, 2016
Observation date: Apr 16, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 16, 2016
Observation date: Sep 13, 2013
Submitted by: John Calhoun (Chuck Tague)
Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 06, 2016
Observation date: Nov 03, 2015
Submitted by: neflodonata
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: Oct 15, 2015
Submitted by: J Appleget
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: Sep 21, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 25, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 27, 2015
Observation date: Mar 29, 2015
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Jackson County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: adamschaffer
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 18, 2015
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Madison County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 16, 2015
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