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.
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2025
Submitted by: tiki33wv
Region: Wood County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Archuleta County, Colorado, United States
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Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Green County, Wisconsin, United States
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Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Wayne County, Indiana, United States
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Region: New Brunswick, Canada
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Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
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Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Observation date: Apr 19, 1999
Submitted by: papilio1
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
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Observation date: May 21, 2025
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Region: Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2024
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Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2021
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Region: Houston County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Apr 15, 2025
Observation date: May 24, 2023
Submitted by: treys grammy
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 06, 2025
Observation date: Jul 18, 2024
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Region: Costa Rica
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Observation date: May 06, 2024
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Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Aug 13, 2024
Observation date: Jul 22, 2024
Submitted by: Grismo
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
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