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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Lethe
Lethe portlandia

Southern Pearly-eye

Lethe portlandia
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Summary

Enodia portlandia, the southern pearly eye, Portland pearlyeye or just pearly eye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States from eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas east through the southeast. The wingspan is 56–70 mm. The upperside is brown with dark eyespots at the margins. The underside is light brown. Adults feed on sap, rotting fruit, carrion and dung. The larvae feed on the leaves of Arundinaria tecta. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Southern Pearly-eye

Lethe portlandia
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Tags

harmful
tree pest
garden pest
crop pest
pest

Scientific classification