Caterpillar foods: Asteraceae – including Helianthus, Aster, and Rudbeckia (Bugguide)
6/21/2014
6/19/2010
6/29/2009
6/3/2006 caterpillar on a small sunflower plant (Helianthus sp.) by the side of a trail
6/4/2006 I brought several of the caterpillars home to rear
6/9/2006 one of the chrysalises
7/1/2009 another chrysalis (different year)
7/4/2009 chrysalis just before butterfly emerges
6/17/2006 newly emerged butterfly with chrysalis
6/17/2006 newly emerged adult
6/20/2005 We often see congregations of these butterflies on our driveway
6/16/2006 mostly Silvery Checkerspots with a few Northern Crescents