Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

This is a very common species in our area. Males and females have different patterns and can have many different looks depending on the amount of scale wear on the individual.

Males: Below, note dull blotchy orange with a dark squarish block at middle of the bottom edge of the underwing. Above, note the large square black patch.

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris), male
Edge of field & woods in Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
11 Aug 2008


Male Orange Co., NC 24 Sep 2004	Male Orange Co., NC 5 May 2004

Females: Below, note variable chevron-shaped series of light marks on mustard-orange-brown ground color. Above, note large light spots.



Female Nectaring on Verbena Duke Gardens Durham Co., NC 18 June 2003	Female Korstian Division of Duke Forest Orange Co., NC 5 May 2004


Female Orange Co., NC 21 Aug 2004	Female Orange Co., NC 16 July 2004


Male Caswell Co., NC 4 May 2006	Male Orange Co., NC 1 May 2006


Female Durham, NC 9 Sep 2005	Male Avery Co., NC 26 July 2006


Male Durham Co., NC 20 Aug 2006	Female Durham Co., NC 30 Sep 2007


Female Durham Co., NC 17 Oct 2007	Female Durham Co., NC 10 Aug 2008


Female Durham Co., NC 10 Aug 2008	Female Durham Co., NC 10 Aug 2008


Male Orange Co., NC 11 Aug 2008

Male
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

This fresh male Sachem is unusually lightly marked.

Male (right) "sneaking up on" Female (left)
Durham Co., NC
9 Oct 2004

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Created on ... July 17, 2003 | Updated on ... Dec 25, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu