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: Jul 06, 2023
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 07, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2023
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 06, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2023
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 06, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2023
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 01, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2023
Submitted by: Socrativo
Region: Sullivan County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 30, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2009
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2023
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Observation date: Apr 01, 2023
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 03, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 20, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 04, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2022
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 04, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 04, 2023
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Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: BL Chaika
Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2022
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 02, 2022
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 03, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: dbryant562
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2022
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 13, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2022
Submitted by: RLS
Region: Monroe County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Champaign County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
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