Species: Satyrodes appalachia, Appalachian Brown
Description: 1 7/8 - 2 1/4" wingspan; underside forewing row of eyespots with first and last larger than middle spots and spots often not touching; hindwing postmedian line sinuous not zig-zag
Habitat: Forest edges, wooded edges near water
Range: southeast Canada , eastern US south to northern Gulf States; isolated populaton in central Florida
Host/Food Plant: Sedges (Carex spp.)
Status: Vulnerable to wetland development
Appalachian Brown, New Hope Bottomlands Trail, Durham NC, August 8 2004
Individual with torn wings, New Hope Bottomlands Trail, Durham NC, August 8 2004