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: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: easellers
Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: Spunkybart
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2017
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: May 09, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: nobusking
Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 10, 2019
Submitted by: virunga
Region: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: May 24, 2019
Submitted by: Montpelier Monarchs
Region: Orange County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2017
Submitted by: IStareAtBugs
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Sep 09, 2020
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: jtyson
Region: Pine County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Fairall
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Fairall
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Mills County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: May 25, 2018
Submitted by: mcbarbara
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 08, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: Lacolburn361
Region: Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2018
Submitted by: Capt. Gary
Region: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: mankindisunkind
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
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