Satyrodes appalachia explained

Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown^[1] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America.

Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.

Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta.^[1]

See Lethe appalachia (Lethe = current genus name) at Wikipedia for more Satyrodes appalachia information.

Similar species

• Satyrodes eurydice [''[[Lethe eurydice]]] (R.L. Chermock, 1947) – eyed brown
• Enodia anthedon / Lethe anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/satyrodes/ "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875"