Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 Note multiple eyespots along wing outer edge submargins. |
Males (left) show a dark "androconial" patch of scales on the basal half or so of the upper forewing. Females (right) lack these scales. | ||
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), male Wilkes Co., NC 24 Aug 2016 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), female Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 28 June 2004 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC 23 Aug 2023 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Alamance Co., NC 29 Apr 2023 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Durham Co., NC 24 Aug 2023 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC 23 Aug 2023 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), male Caldwell Co., NC 23 Aug 2016 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Caldwell Co., NC 23 Aug 2016 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), female Hillsborough, Orange Co., NC 24 Aug 2017 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Havelock Station, Croatan NF, Craven Co, NC 12 Aug 2016 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Rougemont, Orange Co, NC 5 Apr 2017 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC 18 Aug 2023 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 25 April 2004 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 17 May 2005 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Washington Co., NC 19 June 2004 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Madison Co., NC 18 May 2023 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Big Cypress, Collier Co., FL 23 Dec 2014 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Washington Co., NC 21 June 2006 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Duke Forest, Durham, NC 13 Aug 2009 Mated pair of Carolina Satyrs. |
Side by side comparison of males showing even coloration/tone on the dorsal forewing surface of Intricate Satyr (recently split from Carolina Satyr) compared to the two-tone (darker on basal 2/3) of Carolina Satyr. | ||
Intricate Satyr (Hermeuptychia intricata) Island Creek, Jones Co., NC 12 Aug 2016 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 17 May 2005 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Brazoria Co., TX 23 Mar 2018 |
Side by side comparison showing tendencey of ventral hindwing post-median line being relatively straight in Intricate Satyr but showing a bulge toward the body of Carolina Satyr. This field mark refers to the upper half of the post-median line, and Warren, Willmott, & Grishin (2014 News of the Lepidopterists' Society 56(2)) warn that it's useful but not diagnostic. | ||
Intricate Satyr (Hermeuptychia intricata) Island Creek, Jones Co., NC 12 Aug 2016 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Washington Co., NC 19 June 2004 |
Also recently split from the Carolina Satyr is this species, which flies only in S. Texas and northern Mexico. According to Cong & Grishin (2014), the Lower Rio Grande Valley population of Hermeuptychia should be treated as a separate species. They differ from Carolina Satyrs by 2.1% DNA Barcode as well as " by wing patterns, such as the size of eyespots and the shape of brown lines on hindwing."
South Texas Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermybius) National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo Co., TX 1 May 2018 |
South Texas Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermybius) Dan's place, Hidalgo Co., TX 2 May 2018 |
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