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Silvery Checkerspot - Hodges#4490 (Chlosyne nycteis)
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Copyright © 2011
Ilze V-G.
Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly -
Chlosyne nycteis
Greater City of Sudbury, Fairbank Lake, Ontario, Canada
July 1, 2011
Size: approx 4.5cm wingspan
Orange and black with white markings, its antennae striped white and black! Is it one of the Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae)?
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Contributed by
Ilze V-G.
on 6 July, 2011 - 2:00pm
Last updated 29 October, 2013 - 11:02am
I was trying to decide between Silvery and Harris'
as Miles was posting his answer. I agree.
Ilze, would have been great to post the underside too - if you could (I know they don't always cooperate). In this case the underside is very distinct, but the upperside of the two contenders is almost identical.
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David J. Ferguson
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Miles Buddy
, 6 July, 2011 - 3:27pm
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