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 18, 2011
Submitted by: claudia thompso...
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Feb 18, 2022
Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: leelwalsh
Region: Lenawee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 16, 2022
Observation date: May 28, 2009
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2019
Submitted by: APlouzek
Region: Saunders County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Feb 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2021
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 08, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: yurihuta
Region: District of Columbia, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: HansPG
Region: Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: May 24, 2018
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 05, 2021
Observation date: May 15, 2018
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Nov 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Nov 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: mercretas
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: blawrence
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Mreitz
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: GardenAum
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: KLC_20740
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Kent County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: Adam Nickey
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 26, 2021
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 31, 2021
Observation date: May 24, 2021
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Stracey90
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2015
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
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