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.
Get your BAMONA Gear!
Please donate!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Advertise with us!
Do you have a product or service that you think would interest BAMONA users? If you would like to advertise on this website, contact us by email, or use the contact form and select the "Advertising" category.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 193 - 216 of 2450 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 22, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Fairall
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Fairall
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Mills County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: May 25, 2018
Submitted by: mcbarbara
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 08, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: Lacolburn361
Region: Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2018
Submitted by: Capt. Gary
Region: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: mankindisunkind
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: magnolyah
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: May 06, 2019
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: s_brown55
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Mineral County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Nov 23, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Nov 01, 2020
Observation date: Sep 30, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Radford, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Okienap54
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Georgia, Walker County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2020
Submitted by: cassesk@yahoo.com
Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: Babo
Region: Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
- ‹ previous
- 9 of 103
- next ›