Satyrodes eurydice

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Eyed brown
Eyed Brown, dorsal.jpg
Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada
Eyed Brown, ventral.jpg
Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Satyrodes
Species:
S. eurydice
Binomial name
Satyrodes eurydice
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Papilio eurydiceLinnaeus, 1763
  • Papilio canthusLinnaeus, 1767

Satyrodes eurydice, the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America. [1] [2]

There are two subspeciesthe nominate species, the eyed brown (S. e. eurydice), and the smokey eyed brown (S. e. fumosa) (Leussler, 1916).

Wingspan: 38 to 48 mm. [3]

They have one brood with a flight period from late June through August. [4]

Larvae feed on sedges ( Carex ) in particular C. lacustris , C. atherodes , C. rostrata , and C. stricta . [5]

Similar species

  1. "BMNA Species Detail" . Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Eyed Brown, Butterflies of Canada
  4. Eyed Brown, Wisconsin Butterflies
  5. Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN   0-394-51914-0