A local and uncommon satyr with many bright white-centered 'eyes' lining the edges of both fore- and hindwings. Found in wet areas with sedges, mainly in the Mountains and Piedmont.
Durham Co., NC 8/21/05.
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| A local and uncommon satyr with many bright white-centered 'eyes' lining the edges of both fore- and hindwings. Found in wet areas with sedges, mainly in the Mountains and Piedmont. Durham Co., NC 8/21/05. |
| Compare with the Northern-Pearly-eye, which occurs in the same habitat but is larger and has more contrasting pale and darker patterns on the undersides. Mason Farm, Orange Co., NC 9/4/04. |
| Mason Farm, Orange Co., NC 9/4/04. |
Revised 8/20/05 cwcook@duke.edu