Appalachian Brown
Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Wings are medium brown. Lower side of forewing with the two end eyespots larger than the middle two; spots may not touch. Dark line inside the hindwing row spot is sinuous, not zigzagged.
Wing Span: 1 7/8 - 2 1/4 inches (4.8 - 5.7 cm).
Life History: To court females, males patrol and occasionally perch in small sunlit openings. 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. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from July-September in the north, two broods from June-October in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedge (Carex lacustris) and giant sedge (Rhynchospora inundata) in the sedge family (Cyperaceae).
Adult Food: Sap and other non-floral resources.
Habitat: Wooded wet swamps, shrub swamp, forest edges, and along slow-moving streams.
Range: Eastern Minnesota east to central New England and southern Quebec south through the Appalachians and coastal plain to Mississippi and Alabama. Isolated population in north peninsular Florida.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2024
Submitted by: Victoire Batiste
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
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Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2024
Submitted by: indigobirding
Region: Noble County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Nov 06, 2024
Observation date: Jun 11, 2024
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Region: Stark County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2024
Observation date: Jul 25, 2024
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2024
Observation date: Jul 09, 2024
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
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Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
Observation date: Jul 01, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2024
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 28, 2024
Observation date: Jun 26, 2024
Submitted by: Jake a Bob
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 27, 2024
Observation date: Jun 19, 2024
Submitted by: Cameala
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2024
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jun 13, 2024
Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: sdgoebel
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 02, 2024
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 12, 2024
Observation date: Sep 12, 2023
Submitted by: cp2023
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 12, 2023
Observation date: Sep 06, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Sep 06, 2023
Observation date: Aug 23, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Aug 20, 2023
Submitted by: jthompson6112
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 26, 2023
Observation date: Aug 12, 2023
Submitted by: heather-russell
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 17, 2023
Observation date: Aug 02, 2023
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 01, 2023
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2023
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