| Eyed brown | |
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| Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada | |
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| Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Satyrodes |
| Species: | S. eurydice |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrodes eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Satyrodes eurydice, the eyed brown or marsh eyed brown, is a species of Satyrinae 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.
They have one brood with a flight period from late June through August.
Larvae feed on sedges (Carex) in particular C. lacustris, C. atherodes, C. rostrata, and C. stricta.
Similar species
- Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947) – Appalachian brown
- Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye
References and external links
- "BMNA Species Detail". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Satyrodes Scudder, 1875" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Eyed Brown, Butterflies of Canada
- Eyed Brown, Wisconsin Butterflies
- Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0
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| Satyrodes eurydice |
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