Satyrodes eurydice

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

Eyed brown
Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada
Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. eurydice
Binomial name
Satyrodes eurydice
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Papilio eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
  • Papilio canthus Linnaeus, 1767

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.