The Appalachian Brown Satyrodes appalachia is a type of butterfly found in North America.

Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown [3] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America. Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm. [ 2 ] Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata , Carex lacustris , and Carex stricta .

Butterfly: Wingspan: 1¾ - 2¼ inches (4.8 - 5.7 cm). Wings are medium brown in color. Ventral forewing has four eyespots; hindwing has six or seven. White-dotted "pupils" are ringed with yellow, brown, and white, creating a bull's-eye effect. Eyespots vary in size. The upper (dorsal) surface has four less defined spots on the hindwing.

Characteristics, Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, Territorial Claims, and pictures of the Appalachian-Brown-Butterfly (North America)

Appalachian Brown Satyrodes appalachia. The Appalachian Brown mainly a wet woodland butterfly. It is not as common as the Eyed Brown, but it is to be expected throughout much of the state. Both of these species may be found in nearly the same areas, where large marshy areas border woodlands; the Eyed Brown would be expected in the open marsh ...

Jun 28, 2023 · The Appalachian Brown (Lethe appalachia) is a butterfly species native to the Appalachian region. The butterfly features medium brown wings with ventral forewings displaying four eyespots and hindwings presenting six or seven.

Characteristics, Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, Territorial Claims, and pictures of the Appalachian Brown Butterfly (North America)

Apr 23, 2016 · The butterfly illustrated as eurydice in the first Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains (Klots, 1951) is actually appalachia.

Appalachian Brown adults feed on sap flows and moist spots in roads; they only occasionally visit flowers. Appalachian Brown appears to disperse well through woodlands, and is not as sedentary a butterfly as Eyed Brown. Layberry (1998) cites a lack of recaptures in several mark/recapture studies as demonstrating a “wandering tendency.”

In Sussex County, where both species of brown are known to occur, individuals seen in wet woods are almost certainly Appalachian; those seen in the middle of large, wet meadows are probably Eyed; while those seen where wet woods and meadows overlap could be either species.