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: Sep 07, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
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Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
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Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 21, 2012
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Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
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Observation date: Mar 06, 2012
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Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 05, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 08, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 21, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sara Bright / Paulette Ogard)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 02, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Hale County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Nov 03, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Mar 31, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Mar 15, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo)
Region: Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 14, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 03, 2012
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Georgia, Twiggs County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2012
Observation date: Aug 01, 2011
Submitted by: Joshua Spence
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 27, 2012
Observation date: Aug 11, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2012
Observation date: Aug 11, 2012
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 11, 2012
Observation date: Jun 25, 2012
Submitted by: Joshua Spence
Region: Murray County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 26, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 19, 2012
Observation date: Apr 14, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: May 02, 2012
Observation date: Mar 25, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: McCormick County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 29, 2012
Observation date: Nov 13, 2005
Submitted by: cyric
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2011
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