Northern Pearly-Eye - Lethe anthedon
![[Northern Pearly-Eye image]](img/010124.jpg "Northern Pearly-Eye - On dung - Pockwock, NS - 2002-07-13")
Photo © Peter Payzant
Status in Nova Scotia
Not common.
Flight Period
Late June to mid-August.
Habitat
Moist, grassy places in woods.
Larval Foodplants
Woodland grasses, including Bearded Shortgrass (Brachyelytrum erectum), and False Melic Grass (Schizachne purpurascens) (Layberry).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
The Eyed Brown is a possible confusion species.
Notes
Seldom feeds at flowers, preferring sap, bird droppings, carrion and mud. Usually flies in the shade.
Further Reading
Not common.
Flight Period
Late June to mid-August.
Habitat
Moist, grassy places in woods.
Larval Foodplants
Woodland grasses, including Bearded Shortgrass (Brachyelytrum erectum), and False Melic Grass (Schizachne purpurascens) (Layberry).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
The Eyed Brown is a possible confusion species.
Notes
Seldom feeds at flowers, preferring sap, bird droppings, carrion and mud. Usually flies in the shade.
Further Reading
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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