Status in Nova Scotia
Locally common.
Flight PeriodLate June to mid-August.
HabitatFreshwater marshes, road- and railside ditches, where sedges present.
Larval FoodplantsSedges, usually
Carex lacustris and
C. rostrata (Layberry).
Similar Species in Nova ScotiaCan be mistaken for
Northern Pearly-eye but among other things the habitats are distinct.
NotesThis species used to be known (in Ferguson, for example) as the Common Grass Nymph,
Lethe eurydice.
Further Reading