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Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Hancock County, Ohio

Northern Pearly-eye

Lethe anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)

Northern Pearly-eye in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Enodia
Near Hancock County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 5 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (10)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (64)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (5)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Northern Pearly-eye by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County59 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County30 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County31 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County31 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County49 · Season shown
Summit County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hancock County

Not enough evidence

Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 32 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hancock County · records of all species each week, 9,325 in all

Records per week from 32 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Northern Pearly-eye in Hancock County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern Pearly-eyeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100042
Jan 11–170011
Jan 18–240015
Jan 25–310017
Feb 1–70025
Feb 8–140018
Feb 15–210078
Feb 22–280051
Mar 1–70071
Mar 8–1400105
Mar 15–210054
Mar 22–280056
Mar 29 – Apr 40072
Apr 5–1100223
Apr 12–1800135
Apr 19–2500162
Apr 26 – May 200184
May 3–900178
May 10–1600184
May 17–2300249
May 24–3011237
May 31 – Jun 611234
Jun 7–1343270
Jun 14–2011275
Jun 21–2755712
Jun 28 – Jul 411360
Jul 5–1111390
Jul 12–1822513
Jul 19–2500343
Jul 26 – Aug 121536
Aug 2–831444
Aug 9–1521302
Aug 16–2211335
Aug 23–2942431
Aug 30 – Sep 533403
Sep 6–1200281
Sep 13–1900238
Sep 20–2611204
Sep 27 – Oct 300207
Oct 4–1000141
Oct 11–170097
Oct 18–240055
Oct 25–310099
Nov 1–70049
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–210028
Nov 22–280053
Nov 29 – Dec 50041
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190013
Dec 20–26009
Dec 27 – Jan 20026

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,119 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 577 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Northern Pearly-eye in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern Pearly-eyeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–1610153,785
May 17–2314557,698
May 24–3032754,651
May 31 – Jun 640853,099
Jun 7–1343953,700
Jun 14–2033956,625
Jun 21–27471055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4591058,477
Jul 5–1157961,336
Jul 12–1839864,722
Jul 19–2544969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 146759,416
Aug 2–8531059,712
Aug 9–1570855,994
Aug 16–2295854,328
Aug 23–291301051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 598957,167
Sep 6–121071059,075
Sep 13–19571054,543
Sep 20–2631745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 37543,180
Oct 4–103337,841
Oct 11–173230,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15.

From 1,117 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 2 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Appalachian Brown Lethe appalachiaOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eyed Brown Lethe eurydice87 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis80 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Euptychia cymela Euptychia cymela27 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Wood-Nymph Cercyonis pegala21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest65%31%
Developed17%49%
Farmland10%11%
Wetland7%5%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 508 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,119 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.