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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 27, 2020
Submitted by: Kathmoth
Region: Lorain County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Georgia, United States, Walker County
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2020
Submitted by: cassesk@yahoo.com
Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: Babo
Region: Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 31, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Lenawee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Aug 15, 2020
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: Sandy Hanauer
Region: Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: Laura Lawyer
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: joep01
Region: Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: Ruthela
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 31, 2020
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