Northern Pearly-eye 
Enodia anthedon

Northern Pearly-eye is locally common from Atlanta north and uncommon south of Atlanta to the Fall Line. Extreme care should be taken with identifications in the southern part of the range. The antennal clubs are black with an orange tip, but they are orange on Southern Pearly-eye. Its habitat is damp, shaded north Georgia forests, often near water where they often perch on the trunks of trees. They are known for becoming active at dusk following an afternoon torpor. The hostplant is a variety of grasses but not cane. Some of the hostplants are river oats (Chasmanthium [Unifolia] latifolia), bearded shorthusk grass (Brachyelytrum erectum), and whitegrass (Leersia virginica). There are two to three broods from late April to September with caterpillars overwintering. Early Date: April 29 (Bartow County); Late Date: October 3 (Twiggs County)(photographed by Rose Payne). Conservation Status: Secure in Chattahoochee National Forest, Arabia Mountain, Dawson Forest, Paulding Forest and other protected lands in north Georgia.