Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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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Displaying 25 - 48 of 61 verified sightings
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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Observation date: Nov 07, 2009
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Jan 27, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 24, 1978
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 06, 1970
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 25, 1971
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Oct 02, 2020
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 15, 2020
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Observation date: Mar 29, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 14, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2020
Submitted by: dave mcelveen
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 03, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 15, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 16, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 12, 2020
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Observation date: Mar 22, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 27, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 31, 2020
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Observation date: Nov 18, 2017
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 26, 2019
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Observation date: Feb 20, 2018
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 26, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 03, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2015
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Houston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 07, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 15, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 15, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 18, 2017
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 14, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2016
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 14, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 02, 2018
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 14, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: Tom_Austin
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 14, 2019
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