Attributes of Chlosyne nycteis
Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, [1847])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is pale yellow-orange with dark borders and markings. Hindwing above and below has some white-centered submarginal spots; hindwing below is pale with a large white crescent at the margin.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol all day in open areas. Females lay eggs in batches of about 100 on the underside of host plant leaves. Young caterpillars move in groups as they skeletonize leaves. Partially-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood in the north from June-July, two broods in remainder of range from May-September. Possibly three to four broods in the Deep South and Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many different composites including black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia), sunflowers (Helianthus), and wingstem (Actinomeris alternifolia).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of red clover, common milkweed, and dogbane.
Habitat: Moist, somewhat open places including streamsides, meadows, forest openings.
Range: Maritime Provinces west to southeast Saskatchewan; south through Wyoming and Colorado to central Arizona, southern New Mexico, south-central Texas, and Mississippi.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 25, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 25, 2013 | Details |
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May 18, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States | May 19, 2013 | Details |
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May 14, 2013 | cassesk@yahoo.com | Fulton County, Georgia, United States | May 16, 2013 | Details |
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May 15, 2013 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | May 15, 2013 | Details |
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April 27, 2013 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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May 05, 2013 | tmauro4 | Texas, United States | May 05, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 03, 2013 | Details |
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September 21, 2007 | Shirley Wilkerson | Comanche County, Texas, United States | February 07, 2013 | Details |
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August 16, 2007 | Shirley Wilkerson | Brazos County, Texas, United States | February 07, 2013 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | Tommie Rogers | Marion County, Tennessee, United States | January 22, 2013 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States | January 12, 2013 | Details |
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June 26, 2009 | richardhsmith (Robert Schaefer) | Howard County, Maryland, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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June 23, 2011 | Debbie Taylor | Pope County, Arkansas, United States | January 02, 2013 | Details |
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June 26, 2008 | dpgbfly1 | Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States | January 01, 2013 | Details |
| September 05, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Graham County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 14, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 06, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 07, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 20, 2012 | jdwiggins | Davie County, North Carolina, United States | October 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 07, 2012 | Dawnsmoth | Alamance County, North Carolina, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2012 | KAStilwell | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Monroe County, Iowa, United States | October 19, 2012 | Details |
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August 11, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Monroe County, Iowa, United States | October 19, 2012 | Details |
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September 09, 2012 | jwilkinson | Montgomery County, Maryland, United States | September 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2007 | gunhilda | Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States | September 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 23, 2012 | lilkriskattn | Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States | August 28, 2012 | Details |
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June 04, 2003 | cheins | Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2012 | henryr10 | Hamilton County, Ohio, United States | July 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2012 | Buckeye Bruce | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | July 22, 2012 | Details |
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May 07, 2012 | adamschaffer | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2010 | adamschaffer | Searcy County, Arkansas, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Gordon County, Georgia, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2012 | G Meyer | Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States | July 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 03, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Summers County, West Virginia, United States | June 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | Audrey Longley | Washington County, Nebraska, United States | June 13, 2012 | Details |
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May 16, 2012 | Nancy Weiss | Virginia, United States, Warren County | June 11, 2012 | Details |
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May 13, 2012 | Johnny U | Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States | June 11, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | June 10, 2012 | Details |
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May 29, 2012 | hunter08 | Texas, Nacogdoches County, United States | June 06, 2012 | Details |
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June 05, 2012 | Mommabearof5cubs | Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States | June 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 24, 2010 | librarylady | Morgan County, Missouri, United States | June 01, 2012 | Details |
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April 15, 2012 | Trisha Standard | De Soto County, Mississippi, United States | May 29, 2012 | Details |
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May 20, 2012 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | May 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Jasper County, Iowa, United States | May 17, 2012 | Details |
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April 04, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
