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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

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 Northern Pearly-Eye
Common Ringlet 
Eyed Brown - Lethe eurydice
[Eyed Brown image]
Eyed Brown - Pockwock, NS - 2012-07-12
Photo © Peter Payzant
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Status in Nova Scotia
Locally common.

Flight Period
Late June to mid-August.

Habitat
Freshwater marshes, road- and railside ditches, where sedges present.

Larval Foodplants
Sedges, usually Carex lacustris and C. rostrata (Layberry).

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Can be mistaken for Northern Pearly-eye but among other things the habitats are distinct.

Notes
This species used to be known (in Ferguson, for example) as the Common Grass Nymph.

Further Reading


Eyed Brown - Wallace Bay NWA, NS, 2011-07-07
Eyed Brown - Wallace Bay NWA, NS - 2011-07-07
2011-07-07
Photo © Phil Schappert
Eyed Brown - Uniacke Estate Museum Park, 2011-07-20
Eyed Brown - Uniacke Estate Museum Park - 2011-07-20
2011-07-20
Photo © Phil Schappert
Eyed Brown - Roach's Pond, Spryfield, 2014-07-15
Eyed Brown - Female - Roach's Pond, Spryfield - 2014-07-15
2014-07-15
Photo © Phil Schappert
Eyed Brown - Lake William Trail, Waverley, 2022-06-29
Eyed Brown - Lake William Trail, Waverley - 2022-06-29
2022-06-29
Photo © Peter Payzant
Eyed Brown - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-06-26
Eyed Brown - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-06-26
2022-06-26
Photo © William D. Crawford