Southern Pearly-eye
Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Antennal clubs are orange. Upperside is brown with dark eyespots at the margins. Underside is light brown; submarginal row of 4 spots (Florida females may have 5) on forewing is slightly curved and brown line inside this spot row is straight or zigzagged. Spots are encircled by diffuse white.
Wing Span: 2 3/16 - 2 3/4 inches (5.6 -7 cm).
Life History: Males perch on tree trunks, sometimes head downward, to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly on or near the host plant; caterpillars feed on leaves. Older caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Three broods from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Bamboo switch cane (A. tecta).
Adult Food: Sap, rotting fruit, carrion, dung.
Habitat: Shady, damp woods near stream-fed swamps.
Range: Eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas east through the southeastern United States.
Conservation: Its swamp forest habitats are gradually disappearing in the Southeast.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Conserve and minimally manage all remaining habitats.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Nov 11, 2011
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 20, 2011
Observation date: May 22, 2010
Submitted by: flacracker
Region: Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Aug 13, 2011
Observation date: May 22, 2010
Submitted by: flacracker
Region: Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jul 12, 2011
Observation date: Apr 13, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jul 10, 2011
Observation date: Apr 11, 2008
Submitted by: Alan Harvey
Region: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 20, 2011
Observation date: Apr 10, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Jun 29, 2010
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 26, 2011
Observation date: Sep 15, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 06, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Pippen)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 19, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sudie Daves, Alan Kneidel, Kathleen)
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 18, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 13, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Pender County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 01, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (M. Johns)
Region: Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 11, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (L. Williams)
Region: Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 03, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (GAS)
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 13, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (M. Johns)
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 27, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Funderburk)
Region: Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 28, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Fraytet)
Region: Anson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 20, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Hall)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 22, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (PCH)
Region: Harnett County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 16, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Johnston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 12, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Scotland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 18, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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