Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1409597

Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis

Observation date: July 27, 2025
Submitted by: Poppy2
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: taken near Glen Haven Colorado at about 7,800 ft elevation, hot, sunny day
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 03, 2025
Coordinator notes: This is actually a brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae)...the Silvery Checkerspot...not a skipper that the duskywings belong (Hesperiidae). This individual looks like a male that has seen most of his days as a butterfly. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Larimer County