Lethe anthedon

Lethe anthedon, the northern pearly-eye, is a species of alpines, arctics, nymphs and satyrs in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

Lethe anthedon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Lethe
Species:
L. anthedon
Binomial name
Lethe anthedon
(A. Clark, 1936)

The MONA or Hodges number for Lethe anthedon is 4568.1.[4][5]

For more images of Lethe (Enodia) anthedon, for more references, and for host plant information (grasses, and carex sedges) go to Enodia anthedon at Wikipedia. (Enodia = old genus name.)

Subspecies
  • Lethe anthedon anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)
  • Lethe anthedon borealis (A. Clark, 1936)

References
  1. "Lethe anthedon Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  2. "Lethe anthedon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. "Lethe anthedon Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lethe anthedon". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. Pelham, J.P. (1 July 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Retrieved 2018-02-12.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.


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