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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Melitaeini » Patches, Checkerspots (Chlosyne) » Silvery Checkerspot - Hodges#4490 (Chlosyne nycteis)
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Blue Thorax - Chlosyne nycteis
Copyright © 2018 leealloway

Blue Thorax - Chlosyne nycteis
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
August 6, 2018

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Contributed by leealloway on 6 August, 2018 - 9:24pm
Last updated 7 August, 2018 - 5:04pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 7 August, 2018 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

Possible ID
Although your butterfly is extremely worn and parts of the wings are missing, you can discern the basic coloration pattern. Given the basic coloration pattern and your location, I think that you may have a Silvery Checkerspot. Enter this name in the Search box to view photos of this butterfly. The one caveat is that I am a novice at bug identification; but I enjoy the challenge. Hopefully, someone with expertise will correct me if I am wrong. Incidentally, I initially used the Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America in my search.
… John Cole, 7 August, 2018 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

 
Silvery
Thanks. I've added another view that seems more diagnostic. There were two in the area and this might be the second individual. I believe you are correct about the ID.
… leealloway, 7 August, 2018 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

 
Silvery Checkerspot
The view of the underside confirms the identification.
… Ken Allison, 7 August, 2018 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

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