''Satyrodes eurydice'', the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...
butterfly that is native to North America.
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.
[Eyed Brown]
Butterflies of Canada
They have one brood with a flight period from late June through August.
Larvae feed on sedges (''
Carex
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...
'') in particular ''
C. lacustris'', ''
C. atherodes'', ''
C. rostrata'', and ''
C. stricta''.
[Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ]
Similar species
*''
Satyrodes appalachia''
(R.L. Chermock, 1947) – Appalachian brown
*''
Enodia anthedon''
A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye
References and external links
Butterflies of North America
Butterflies described in 1763
Elymniini
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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