Smoky Eyed Brown

Satyrodes eurydice fumosa

The Wisconsin DNR lists this subspecies as a taxa of special concern. The DNR uses “Smokey Eyed Brown” but most references call it the “Smoky Eyed Brown” and I have chosen to go with this spelling. There are very few references to this subspecies online and also very little information about how it differs from the Eyed Brown. Most references say that it is darker than the Eyed Brown and also includes 5 spots on the forewing below instead of the four spots as in the Eyed Brown. They do note that there is considerable intergradation between the subspecies, which may be the case here as this individual is not darker but does have the five spots. In Glassberg’s Butterflies through Binoculars: The East, he has a photo of a Smoky Eyed Brown from Newark Prairie in Rock County.

Early Smoky Eyed Brown Sightings

Date	County	Reported by
Jun 26, 2019	Green Lake	D Nussbaum
Jun 29, 2012	Columbia	Dan Sonnenberg
Jun 29, 2016	Waukesha	Dan Sonnenberg
Jul 4, 2013	Winnebago	D Nussbaum
Jul 6, 2001	Adams	Leslie A. Ferge

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