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 06, 2024
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 13, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2024
Submitted by: Grismo
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2024
Submitted by: Benjamin Miller
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 28, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2024
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2024
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 08, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Jefferson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Ozark_Bill
Verified date: Jul 03, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 02, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2024
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Gonzales County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 01, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2021
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 29, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2024
Submitted by: AnnL
Region: Todd County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 26, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2024
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 21, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2024
Submitted by: Joceb2005
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2024
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jun 10, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 08, 2024
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Observation date: May 29, 2024
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 02, 2024
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Observation date: May 24, 2024
Submitted by: jthompson6112
Region: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 01, 2024
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Observation date: May 31, 2024
Submitted by: Leewida
Region: Montcalm County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 31, 2024
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Observation date: May 30, 2024
Submitted by: bekkfree
Region: Cowley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 30, 2024
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Observation date: May 27, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 28, 2024
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Observation date: Aug 27, 2023
Submitted by: larryheine@gmail.com
Region: Bath County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 22, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2023
Submitted by: Spunkybart
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 22, 2024
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Observation date: May 11, 2024
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 15, 2024
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