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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Satyrs, Morphos and Owls (Satyrinae) » Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs (Satyrini) » Pearly-eyes, Tree Browns, etc. (Lethe) » Eyed Brown - Hodges#4568.3 (Lethe eurydice)
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Northern pearly-eye - Lethe anthedon - Lethe eurydice
Copyright © 2021 JGros1

Northern pearly-eye - Lethe anthedon - Lethe eurydice
Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
July 2, 2021
Came upon these in the woods. I suspect they are a male and female. They were flying about, then landed on some broad bladed grass and “merged.”
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Contributed by JGros1 on 8 July, 2021 - 12:56pm
Last updated 9 July, 2021 - 3:51am

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… Roy Cohutta Brown, 9 July, 2021 - 3:51am login or register to post comments

Eyed Brown
Eyed Brown are easily confused with Northern Pearly-eye. But note the lines are not as thick as in the Pearly-eyes. Also the white shading in Pearly-eyes is a little different. Another good field mark to compare is the shape of the forewing post median lines in each species.
Note the inwardly directed tooth on the hindwing basal line (the inner most line on the hindwing.
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Pearly-eye vs Eyed Brown
Thank you for correcting the identification. I looked at dozens of pictures of both kinds, and thought I had figured out its proper ID. There seem to be variations within each kind, and many photos aren’t the best quality.
… JGros1, 9 July, 2021 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

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