Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, [1847])    Synonyms: Hodges #4490.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nymphalidae   >   Genus Chlosyne   

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Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) is a sharply-patterned, attractive butterfly of moist woodlands, where it may be found in meadows or along riparian areas where its hosts occur. It somewhat resembles an oversized, heavily-marked Pearl Crescent. This butterfly is somewhat uncommon in Maryland, though it may be locally common. It flies from early June to late September as two broods (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith).

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Uses composites, especially wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia), but also various sunflowers, such as Thin-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus), Jerusalem Artichoke (H. tuberosus), Pale-leaved Woodland Sunflower (H. strumosus), and possibly other species as larval hosts (Allen, 1997)

There are 307 records in the project database.

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A Silvery Checkerspot in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2019). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2012). Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/21/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/1/2020). Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/1/2006). Host plant is Wingstem. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2015). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Howard Co., Maryland (5/29/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/1/2006).rnrn Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2016). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/9/2010). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Washington Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/8/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspots mating in Frederick, Maryland (8/2/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Washington Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2018). (c) Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Nelson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2018). (c) Jim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A mating pair of Silvery Checkerspot in Harford Co., Maryland (8/3/2014). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot larvae in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2015). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot caterpillar in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2018). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/2018). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Silvery Checkerspot caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/7/2019). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Silvery Checkerspot in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)


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