Satyrodes appalachia

Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown^[3] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly that is native to North America.

Appalachian brown
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Satyrodes
Species:	S. appalachia
Binomial name
Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)[2]
Subspecies
S. a. leeuwi (Gatrelle & Arbogast, 1974)
Synonyms
Lethe appalachia R. Chermock, 1947

Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.^[2]

Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta.^[2][3]

See Lethe appalachia (Lethe = current genus name) at Wikipedia for more Satyrodes appalachia information.

Similar species

• Satyrodes eurydice [Lethe eurydice] (R.L. Chermock, 1947) – eyed brown
• Enodia anthedon / Lethe anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 – northern pearly-eye