The Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) is a species of Satyrinae that occurs in North America,[2] where it is found from central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabama and Mississippi.
Larva
The wingspan is 43–67 mm. The upperside is brown with dark eyespots and the underside is brown. Adults feed on dung, fungi, carrion and sap from willows, poplars, and birches.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Leersia virginica, Erianthus species, Muhlenbergia sp., Bearded Shortgrass (Brachyelytrum erectum), Uniola latifolia, Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula), and False Melic Grass (Schizachne purpurascens). The host plants of a northern population include sedges (Carex species).
