Harris' Checkerspot
Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder, 1864)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is orange with black markings. Underside of hindwing has a red-orange stripe at the margin and a red-orange, white, and black checkered pattern on remainder of wing.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 2 inches (3.6 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs in clusters under host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves communally in a web. Partially-grown caterpillars hibernate at the base of the host plant.
Flight: One brood from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Flat-topped white aster (Aster umbellatus).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Moist areas such as marshes, bog edges, pastures, and meadows.
Range: Maritime Provinces west to Manitoba, south to West Virginia, southern Ohio, and northeastern Illinois.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: davidboon
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Tioga County, New York, United States
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Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
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Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 21, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 13, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Gratiot County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jun 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 09, 2021
Observation date: May 30, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Gratiot County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 02, 2021
Observation date: May 30, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Gratiot County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 02, 2021
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 08, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: CelestiHel
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 26, 2020
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