Harris' Checkerspot
Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder, 1864)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is orange with black markings. Underside of hindwing has a red-orange stripe at the margin and a red-orange, white, and black checkered pattern on remainder of wing.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 2 inches (3.6 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs in clusters under host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves communally in a web. Partially-grown caterpillars hibernate at the base of the host plant.
Flight: One brood from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Flat-topped white aster (Aster umbellatus).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Moist areas such as marshes, bog edges, pastures, and meadows.
Range: Maritime Provinces west to Manitoba, south to West Virginia, southern Ohio, and northeastern Illinois.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 08, 2017
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: Peggy O
Region: Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 21, 2016
Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 12, 2016
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 17, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: ritaburkeviau
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Jun 03, 2016
Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2016
Observation date: Jul 01, 2015
Submitted by: routledge_Sault...
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Dec 30, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: routledge_Sault...
Region: Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Dec 30, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Sep 30, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: Sepp Meier
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 07, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: mmwm
Region: Lincoln (mainland only) County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: mmwm
Region: Lincoln (mainland only) County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: Peggy O
Region: Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: Jun 10, 2015
Submitted by: Gerald Morris
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 12, 2015
Observation date: Jun 11, 2009
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Highland County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Mar 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2015
Observation date: Jun 24, 2014
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2014
Observation date: Jun 10, 2014
Submitted by: pomarinejaeger
Region: Tuscola County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 19, 2014
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jun 22, 2014
Observation date: Jun 20, 2014
Submitted by: farmgirldoreen
Region: Broome County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 22, 2014
Observation date: Jun 19, 2014
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jun 22, 2014
Observation date: Jun 20, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 19, 2014
Observation date: Jun 17, 2012
Submitted by: maractwin
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 01, 2013
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 22, 2014
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