Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice) Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Uncommon and occurring only in isolated localized populations. My first sighting of this species.
The Eyed Brown may be confused with Appalachian Brown, but the habitat is different.
While the Applachian Brown is usually encountered in the shade of shrubby and forested wetlands, the Eyed Brown has a sunny disposition. It flies in open sedge meadows and may also be found in Cattail marshes and near slow-moving streams, but not in dry meadows.
The larval host plant are various native sedges.
Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice) Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Uncommon and occurring only in isolated localized populations. My first sighting of this species.
The Eyed Brown may be confused with Appalachian Brown, but the habitat is different.
While the Applachian Brown is usually encountered in the shade of shrubby and forested wetlands, the Eyed Brown has a sunny disposition. It flies in open sedge meadows and may also be found in Cattail marshes and near slow-moving streams, but not in dry meadows.
The larval host plant are various native sedges.