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 29, 2023
Submitted by: bekkfree
Region: Cowley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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Submitted by: Morgan Fondriest
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
Submitted by: bekkfree
Region: Cowley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
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Submitted by: SunflowerCatipllar
Region: Ellis County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 05, 2023
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Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 05, 2023
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Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2023
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2023
Observation date: Jun 29, 2023
Submitted by: Adeline Lemasson
Region: Quebec, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
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Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2023
Submitted by: bekkfree
Region: Cowley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 24, 2023
Observation date: Jun 16, 2023
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
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Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lyon County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Jun 16, 2023
Observation date: Jun 13, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Jun 15, 2023
Observation date: Jun 10, 2023
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
Observation date: May 31, 2023
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jun 09, 2023
Observation date: Jun 08, 2023
Submitted by: sjscottranch
Region: Polk County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2023
Submitted by: SDozzler
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 08, 2023
Observation date: Jun 06, 2023
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 07, 2023
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