Pearly Eye (LEP156) Lethe portlandia This
species inhabits woods of the East where it perches on tree trunks and flies
rapidly among the dappled shadows.
The color underneath is light brown, with a lilac hue and a pearly
sheen. Brown lines cross the wings,
and an orange-like line runs around the rims. The brown eyespots lie in a loose buff band and have orange
rings around them and blue or pearly pupils. |