Satyrodes eurydice explained

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 subspecies - the 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

• Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947) – Appalachian brown
• Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye

Notes and References

1. Web site: BMNA Species Detail . 2009-05-19.
2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/satyrodes/ "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875"
3. http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/EyedBrown_e.php Eyed Brown
4. http://wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfly/species/102-eyed-brown Eyed Brown
5. Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981;