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Silvery Checkerspot  -- Chlosyne nycteis

Anne Arundel County
7/31/05

Calvert County
8/2/05

Anne Arundel County
7/31/05
 

late instar
Prince George's County
8/21/06
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Notes: sexes similar; females can be much larger than males
Occurrence: uncommon
Range: Allegheny Plateau, Ridge & Valley, Piedmont, Upper Coastal Plain
Flight: early June; early August
Larval hostplants: Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) and sunflowers (Helianthus sp.)
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