Satyrodes appalachia

Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown[2] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America.

Appalachian brown
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S. appalachia
Binomial name
Satyrodes appalachia
(R.L. Chermock, 1947)[1]
Subspecies

S. a. leeuwi (Gatrelle & Arbogast, 1974)

Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.[1]

Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta.[1][2]

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

Similar species

References

  1. Appalachian Brown, Butterflies of Canada
  2. "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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