Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1170796

Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis

Observation date: July 14, 2018
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The butterfly landed just for a moment on a fallen oak log. The area was a forested ridge, about 300 feet above Beech Fork Lake. Nearby were oak, maple, walnut, hickory, sassafras, dogwood, redbud, tulip poplar, grape and poison ivy vines; quite a lot of invasive Japanese stilt-grass.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: July 17, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Wayne County, United States, West Virginia