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Appalachian brown
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Conservation status

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Satyrodes
Species:
S. appalachia
Binomial name
Satyrodes appalachia
(R.L. Chermock, 1947)
Subspecies

S. a. leeuwi (Gatrelle & Arbogast, 1974)

Synonyms
  • Lethe appalachia R. Chermock, 1947

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

Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.

Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta.

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

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