Creole Pearly-eye
Enodia creola

Creole Pearly-eye is uncommon to locally common everywhere in the state except in extreme SW Georgia where more field work is necessary to determine its current status. Range maps have shown that the species does not occur in extreme SE Georgia, but records from Glynn County and in Ralph Simmons State Forest in Florida near the Georgia line with Charlton County prove its presence in that region. The habitat is river swamps, dense deciduous woods and flood plains with the host plant switchcane (Arundinaria tecta). Adults often perch on the trunks of trees, often above head-high. There are three broods from April to September. Early Date: April 22 (Emanuel County); Late Date: September 16 (Bulloch County). Conservation Status: Secure, but its habitat in riparian corridors needs protection statewide.