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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) » Northern Pearly-eye - Hodges#4568.1 (Lethe anthedon)

Species Lethe anthedon - Northern Pearly-eye - Hodges#4568.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Tan butterfly with dark brown spots - Lethe anthedon

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs, Morphos and Owls)

Tribe Satyrini (Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs)

Genus Lethe (Pearly-eyes, Tree Browns, etc.)

Species anthedon (Northern Pearly-eye - Hodges#4568.1)

Hodges Number

4568.1

Other Common Names

Northern Pearly Eye

Satyre Perlé - En français.… Ilze V-G.,

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Enodia anthedon

Size

Wingspan 4.5-6.7 cm

Identification

Similar to other pearly-eyes, but more northern in range, bases of antennal clubs black.

Range

Eastern North America, south to mid-Atlantic states

Habitat

Deciduous forests

Season

May-September (2 broods)

Food

Adults take fluids, such as from dung, fungi, carrion, and sap. They usually do not take nectar.

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on grasses. See Scott (1) for details on genera.

See Also

Southern Pearly-eye, Lethe portlandia

Creole Pearly-eye, Lethe creola

Print References

Glassberg, p. 132, plate 42 (2)

Brock, pp. 238-239 (3)

Scott, #95, p. 234, plate 16 (1)

Internet References

Butterflies North America

Butterflies and Skippers of North America

RLE Photo

Cirrus Images

Jeff Pippen

Works Cited

1.	The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide James A. Scott. 1992. Stanford University Press.

2.	Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East Jeffrey Glassberg. 1999. Oxford University Press.

3.	Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides) Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Contributed by Cotinis on 26 May, 2004 - 2:16pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Nick Block, David Ferguson, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 11 July, 2020 - 11:20pm

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