Intricate Satyr
Hermeuptychia intricata
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is brown with no markings. Underside is brown; both wings have many small eyespots rimmed with yellow. The most consistent external diagnostic character is the lack of andraconial scales on the dorsal surface of the wings of males, unlike the closely related Hermeuptychia sosybius.
Wing Span: 3.2 – 3.8 cm
Life History:
Flight: Adults fly from spring through fall in the coastal Southeast, primarily April through October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larvae feed on the fresh growth of forest grasses.
Adult Food: Sap and rotting fruit.
Habitat: Grassy clearings in woodlands, swamps, hammock forests, and dry sandhill scrub.
Range: Southeast US: east TX to central FL to coastal NC, predominantly below the fall-line on the Atlantic coast .
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: This butterfly was only recently separated from the very similar Carolina Satyr,
Hermeupychia sosybius.
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2024
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 25, 2024
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Observation date: Feb 24, 2024
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 11, 2024
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Observation date: Mar 23, 2023
Submitted by: fmmonk
Region: Rockdale County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 20, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 05, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 05, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2023
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 30, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2023
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Jackson County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 06, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2022
Submitted by: Scott Flamand
Region: Lafayette County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2022
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 13, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 13, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 20, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
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Observation date: May 01, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 05, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2021
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 04, 2021
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 07, 2021
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Observation date: Mar 30, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 06, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2009
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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