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: May 16, 2020
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: May 30, 2020
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: Jun 05, 2020
Submitted by: Cherie Sneed
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2013
Submitted by: cattailsandcobwebs
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
Observation date: May 30, 2020
Submitted by: susancbm
Region: Independence County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 31, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2020
Submitted by: granttwiss
Region: Pope County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2020
Observation date: May 24, 2020
Submitted by: williamharmonlds
Region: Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 24, 2020
Observation date: Mar 12, 2020
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Gilpin County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Feb 01, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2016
Submitted by: Richlinds
Region: Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 15, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: NaturallyWade
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 19, 2019
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: NaturallyWade
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 19, 2019
Observation date: May 30, 2019
Submitted by: sbcsmith-rickboeth
Region: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: pnesterenko
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Sep 19, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: jrdpa
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: May 09, 2019
Submitted by: PetrichorPete
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: Tstew6283
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
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