Lethe portlandia, the southern pearly eye, Portland pearlyeye or just pearly eye, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States from eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas east through the south-east.Butterflies and Moths of North America
The wingspan is 56–70 mm. Adults feed on sap, rotting fruit, carrion and dung.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Arundinaria tecta. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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