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: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: May 29, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 03, 2019
Submitted by: Shawnann74
Region: Oldham County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: terrymortier
Region: St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: Cameala
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 25, 2019
Observation date: Jun 17, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Cherokee County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 03, 2019
Submitted by: baronshale
Region: Greene County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2011
Submitted by: greengenes
Region: Clark County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 09, 2019
Observation date: May 29, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 03, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 03, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 03, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 02, 2019
Submitted by: jawinget
Region: Monroe County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jun 05, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 30, 2019
Observation date: May 16, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 16, 2019
Observation date: May 16, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 16, 2019
Observation date: May 05, 2019
Submitted by: MarkScottsmltd
Region: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 08, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: EddieGarrity
Region: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 25, 2019
Observation date: Jun 21, 2018
Submitted by: Tim Shortell
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Mar 18, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2018
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 18, 2019
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