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: Apr 05, 2021
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: May 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: DVL
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 17, 2021
Observation date: May 13, 2021
Submitted by: Sueanne Cmehil-Warn
Region: Butler County, Missouri, United States
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Verified date: May 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: DebW
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2017
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 04, 2017
Submitted by: jvincemery
Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: FlutterBy-WI
Region: Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: buddingnaturalist
Region: Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 14, 2020
Submitted by: Jim_Gant777
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
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
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