Satyrodes appalachia

Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown[3] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America.

Appalachian brown

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Satyrodes
Species:
S. appalachia
Binomial name
Satyrodes appalachia
(R.L. Chermock, 1947)[2]
Subspecies

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

Synonyms
  • Lethe appalachia R. Chermock, 1947

Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.[2]

Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta.[2][3]

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

Similar species

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Lethe appalachia Appalachian Eyed Brown". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. Appalachian Brown, Butterflies of Canada
  3. "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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