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Silvery Checkerspot

Closyne nycteis

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Description:

About 38 mm (1.5 inches) across.

Habitat:

Meadow

2 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +1
LisaPowers
LisaPowers 7 years ago
Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
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Heather R
Heather R 7 years ago
Pearl Crescent butterfly
Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent Butterfly - Phyciodes tharos


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1 Comment

PhotoginTN
PhotoginTN 7 years ago

Thanks Lisa and Heather, but it looks more like a Silvery Checkerspot. Note the rectangles on its hind wings. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

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PhotoginTN
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PhotoginTN

Hohenwald, Tennessee, United States

Spotted on May 17, 2016
Submitted on May 26, 2016

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