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Species Lethe creola - Creole Pearly-eye - Hodges#4568.2

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Creole Pearly-eye - Lethe creola Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) ??? NO - Southern Pearly Eye (Lethe portlandia) - Lethe creola Is this a Creole Pearly-eye? - Lethe creola Creole Pearly Eye - Lethe creola Pearly-eye butterfly? - Lethe creola Unknown Pearly Eye - Lethe creola Pearly Eye Butterfly - Lethe creola Is this a Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)? - Lethe creola
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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 creola (Creole Pearly-eye - Hodges#4568.2)

Hodges Number

4568.2

Other Common Names

Creole Pearly Eye

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lethe creola (Skinner, 1897)
Enodia creola

Size

Wingspan circa 6-7 cm

Identification

Similar to Northern and Southern Pearly-eyes. See references.

Range

Coastal plain of southeastern United States.

Habitat

Bottomland forests with hostplant, cane.

Season

April-June, July-September in North Carolina (two broods). Further south, three broods, April-September

Food

Adults take rotting fruit, sap, fluids from dung, carrion.

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on cane, Arundinaria.

See Also

Southern Pearly-eye, Lethe portlandia
Northern Pearly-eye, Lethe anthedon

Print References

Brock (1)
Glassberg (2)
Scott (3)

Internet References

Butterflies and Moths of North America--Creole Pearly-eye

Works Cited

1.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.
2.Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
Jeffrey Glassberg. 1999. Oxford University Press.
3.The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide
James A. Scott. 1992. Stanford University Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 6 June, 2004 - 10:25pm
Additional contributions by Nick Block, David Ferguson, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 23 April, 2016 - 2:34pm

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