Lethe eurydice appalachia Chermock, 1947 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lethe eurydice appalachia Chermock, 1947

Lethe eurydice appalachia Chermock, 1947

Satyrodes eurydice, the eyed brown, is a North American Satyrinae butterfly with specific Carex-feeding larvae.

Family
Genus
Lethe
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lethe eurydice appalachia Chermock, 1947

Satyrodes eurydice, commonly known as the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly native to North America. This species has two recognized subspecies: the nominate subspecies S. e. eurydice, and the smokey eyed brown S. e. fumosa, first described by Leussler in 1916. The wingspan of this butterfly ranges from 38 to 48 mm. It produces one brood per year, with a flight period that runs from late June through August. The larvae of Satyrodes eurydice feed on sedges of the genus Carex, specifically feeding on C. lacustris, C. atherodes, C. rostrata, and C. stricta.

Photo: (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Lethe

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