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: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Lee County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Oct 17, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2006
Submitted by: roseanna
Region: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: May 19, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Sep 28, 2013
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Region: Liberty County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 30, 2013
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: Lois Stacey
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 10, 2013
Observation date: Sep 07, 2013
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Calhoun County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 10, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2013
Observation date: May 25, 2013
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Obion County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: May 30, 2013
Observation date: May 09, 2013
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Columbia County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 23, 2013
Observation date: May 19, 2012
Submitted by: Bachasaur
Region: Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States
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Verified date: Dec 07, 2012
Observation date: Apr 07, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 09, 2012
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Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
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Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 07, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
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