Northern Pearly Eye

Enodia anthedon

Genus Enodia
Subfamily Satyrs
Family Brushfooted Butterflies
All Massachusetts Species
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Occurrence Massachusetts except Cape and Islands - resident
Abundance Uncommon to fairly common
Flight Period Late June to mid-August
Notes Along with commas likes to imbibe moisture along dirt roads
Overwintering Larva
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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo © Marj Rines - 6/23/2001
Arlington's Great Meadows, Lexington, MA

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo © Marj Rines - 6/23/2001
Arlington's Great Meadows, Lexington, MA

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Tom Murray - 8/10/2002
Oxbow NWR, Harvard

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 8/11/2006
Cummington

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Howard Hoople - 6/28/2013
Ward Reservation, Andover, MA

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Garry Kessler - 7/17/2011
Northboro, MA

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Frank Model - 7/27/2007
Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge, Whitefield, NH
Sharing scat

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 8/6/2004
Cummington

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Northern Pearly Eye

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 7/5/2006
Cummington

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