Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)

Found throughout the mountains and piedmont of NC, this species is uncommon to fairly common and flies from late Spring into Fall with probably 3 broods.

Formerly classified as Enodia anthedon.

Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
York Co., VA
20 Aug 2013

Distinguished from Southern Pearly-eye by having a mostly black antennal clubs with orange-tips (as opposed to being all orange). While not a perfect field mark, Northern Pearly-eyes also tend to show rounder white marks inside the black eyespots, while Southerns tend to show at least a few horizontally oriented white marks.

Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
19 May 2004		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
19 May 2004
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
19 May 2004		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Caldwell Co, NC
28 June 2003
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
19 May 2004		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
20 June 2004
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Durham Co., NC
20 June 2004		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Wake Co., NC
26 May 2008
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Alleghany Co., NC
1 July 2006
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
5 June 2011
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Quail Roost, Durham Co., NC
19 Aug 2019
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Durham Co., NC
18 Aug 2013		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Durham Co., NC
11 Sep 2012
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon) Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Wilkes Co., NC
24 Aug 2016		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Orange Co., NC
5 May 2017
Some Norther Pearly-eyes show 5 eye spots in the forewing
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Hillsborough River Walk, Orange Co., NC
16 Aug 2018		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Hill Forest, Durham Co., NC
20 Aug 2017
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Rougemont, Durham Co., NC
2 June 2017		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC
18 Aug 2023
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Heywood Co., NC
19 May 2023
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC
22 Aug 2024
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Bluestem Conservation, Orange Co., NC
21 Aug 2024
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Madison Co., NC
18 May 2023
Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018		 Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
Perth Wildlife Preserve, Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018

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