Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1177477

Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis

Observation date: July 28, 2018
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, humid, 89 degrees. The butterfly was flitting above the pavement, and briefly rested on the road. Nearby were sycamore, oak, maple, beech, white pine, wild cherry, redbud, dogwood, lespedeza, wingstem, lesser vinca, multiflora rose, autumn olive, joe pye weed, iron weed, milkweed, dogbane, mixed grasses.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 08, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): West Virginia, United States