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Silvery Checkerspot - Hodges#4490 (Chlosyne nycteis)
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Copyright © 2010
Elizabeth W. Farrel
Mystery Butterfly with Open Wings -
Chlosyne nycteis
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Goodview, VA, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
May 19, 2010
Size: about an inch
This version is the same butterfly only with its wings open.
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Contributed by
Elizabeth W. Farrel
on 21 May, 2010 - 1:19am
Last updated 3 June, 2010 - 1:17pm
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john and jane balaban
, 29 May, 2010 - 4:19pm
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Even the experts sometimes get it wrong,
but mostly such things are sorted out now. In Holland's 'The Butterfly Book' (and others), both
C. nycteis
and
C. gorgone
(as
P. ismeria
) were placed in the genus
Phyciodes
and called "Crescents". But, that was in 1904, less was known about them then. He may have fixed that in later printings too (but I don't think so).
And, yes, this is definitely
Chlosyne nycteis
, a male.
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David J. Ferguson
, 21 May, 2010 - 9:57am
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Thanks for the confirmation
I thought C. nycteis. I think I have a few specimens of these from years ago that still have Phyciodes on the labels..
Highly variable - These guys occasionally give me fits ;)
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Bill Reynolds
, 21 May, 2010 - 10:17am
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Looks like a Silvery Checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
I'm pretty sure this is a Silvery Checkerspot.
Occasionally, these little guys can be tricky to id without the specimen. Chlosyne and Phyciodes species are very similar and tend to be variable not only among taxa, but within taxa as well.
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Bill Reynolds
, 21 May, 2010 - 9:17am
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