Pearly Eye, Lethe portlandia <LEP156>

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.