Eyed brown | |
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Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada | |
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Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Satyrodes |
Species: | S. eurydice
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Binomial name | |
Satyrodes eurydice | |
Subspecies | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
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Satyrodes eurydice, the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America. [1] [2]
There are two subspecies—the 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]
Eyed brown | |
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Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada | |
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Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Satyrodes |
Species: | S. eurydice
|
Binomial name | |
Satyrodes eurydice | |
Subspecies | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
|
Satyrodes eurydice, the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America. [1] [2]
There are two subspecies—the 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]