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 05, 2021
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Adams County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
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Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2021
Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: bshettler
Region: Manitoba, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2021
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Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
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Region: Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
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Region: Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
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Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
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Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
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Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 24, 2021
Observation date: Jun 18, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: Mayaich17
Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 17, 2021
Observation date: Jun 15, 2021
Submitted by: mbroen
Region: St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: JackDanielDawson
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 26, 2018
Submitted by: Razzlefish
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 22, 2021
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