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Northern Pearly-eye

Lethe anthedon

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Northern Pearly-eye, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

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

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 27,675iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 27,675 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Northern Pearly-eye
scientific name
Lethe anthedon
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Nymphalidae
sightings in NL
0
sightings worldwide
27,675
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Nymphalidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 198812, Wikidata Q20539441, GBIF 4299804, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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