The Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) is a species of Satyrinae

Satyrinae

Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...

 that occurs in North America

North America

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, where it is found from central Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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 and eastern Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 east to Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, south to central Alabama

Alabama

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 and Mississippi

Mississippi

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.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 45-67 mm. The upperside is brown with dark eyespots and the underside is brown. Adults feed on dung, fungi, carrion and sap from willows, poplars and birches.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Leersia virginica

Leersia virginica

Leersia virginica, commonly known as whitegrass, white cutgrass, or Virginian cutgrass, is a perennial grass that is native to eastern North America, typically found in partially shaded low-lying wet areas....

, Erianthus and Muhlenbergia

Muhlenbergia

Muhlenbergia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It is named in honour of the American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg. There are around 155 species. Many are known by the common name muhly....

species, Brachyelytrum erectum, Uniola latifolia and Hystrix patula. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

• Enodia anthedon anthedon
• Enodia anthedon borealis Clark, 1936 (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maine)

Similar species

• Satyrodes appalachia
  Satyrodes appalachia
  The Appalachian Brown or Woods Eyed Brown is a species of Satyrinae that is native to North America.Wingspan: 39 to 51 mm.Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata, Carex lacustris, and Carex stricta....
  
  (R. L. Chermock, 1947) – Appalachian Brown
• Satyrodes eurydice
  Satyrodes eurydice
  The Eyed Brown or Marsh Eyed Brown is a species of Satyrinae that is native to North America.There are two subspecies—the nominate species, Eyed Brown , and the Smokey Eyed Brown The Eyed Brown or Marsh Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice) is a species of Satyrinae that is native to North...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1763) – Eyed Brown