Chlosyne nycteis – Silvery Checkerspot

Caterpillar foods: Asteraceae – including Helianthus, Aster, and Rudbeckia  (Bugguide)

6/21/2014

Silvery Checkerspot 6-21-14 1

 

6/19/2010

silvery checkerspot 6-19-10 1

 

6/29/2009

silvery checkerspot

 

6/3/2006  caterpillar on a small sunflower plant (Helianthus sp.) by the side of a trail

silvery checkerspot caterpillar 6-3-06 1

 

 

6/4/2006  I brought several of the caterpillars home to rear

silvery checkerspot caterpillar 6-4-06 2

 

6/9/2006  one of the chrysalises

silvery checkerspot chrysalis 6-9-06 1

 

7/1/2009  another chrysalis  (different year)

silvery checkerspot 7-1-09

 

7/4/2009  chrysalis just before butterfly emerges

silvery checkerspot ready to hatch 7-4-09

 

6/17/2006  newly emerged butterfly with chrysalis

silvery checkerspot with chrysalis

 

6/17/2006  newly emerged adult

silvery checkerspot hatched

 

6/20/2005   We often see congregations of these butterflies on our driveway

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6/16/2006  mostly Silvery Checkerspots with a few Northern Crescents

silvery checkerspots 6-16-06 1