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Northern Pearly-eye Butterfly

Enodia anthedon

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Field Notes

Description:

Striped brown wings with bluish-black and yellow eyeposts.

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Species ID Suggestions

Northern Pearly-Eye

Enodia anthedon
Liam
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Comments (5)
William_Dembowski
Ann ... Good for you! I'm with you - I think folks could do a lot better job of assigning common names tor beautiful critters.
AnnvanWijgerden
Was able to ID my spotting as a The Dingy Bush Brown butterfly (Mycalesis perseus cepheus). Apparently they are actually relatives in that they both belong to the Nymphalidae family. ... Btw I think yours was given a slightly nicer (common) name than mine! :-)
William_Dembowski
Liam ... Thanks for the ID. Right on the nose! Anny ... They sure look similar. I wouldn't be surprised if they share a distant aunt or uncle somewhere along the line.
AnnvanWijgerden
Trying to ID this one: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7012573 Are they the same or related in any way?

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PublishedAugust 11, 2011

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