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 27, 2018
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
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Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 18, 2019
Observation date: Jun 07, 2007
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 25, 2018
Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: nrpeters
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 23, 2018
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: Paul C
Region: New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Bath County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Oct 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: p_stritch
Region: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: Nancy Witthuhn
Region: Ness County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 10, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: Smoky Moments
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 09, 2018
Observation date: Aug 27, 2018
Submitted by: lilkriskattn
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: mikeminium
Region: Butler County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: Vtreadway
Region: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
Observation date: Aug 23, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: Kevin Groeneweg
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 23, 2018
Observation date: Aug 21, 2018
Submitted by: tballer52
Region: Pike County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 22, 2018
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