Enodia anthedon


Enodia anthedon, the northern pearly-eye, is a butterfly species of the subfamily Satyrinae that occurs in North America, where it is found from central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabama and Mississippi.
The wingspan is 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches The upperside is brown with dark eyespots and the underside is brown. Adults feed on dung, fungi, carrion and sap from willows, poplars, and birches.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Leersia virginica, Erianthus species, Muhlenbergia species, bearded shortgrass, Uniola latifolia, bottlebrush grass, and false melic grass. The host plants of a northern population include sedges.
The species overwinters in the larval stage.
For more references, go to Lethe anthedon at Wikipedia.

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