Silvery Checkerspot 
Chlosyne nycteis

Silvery Checkerspot is locally common in colonies in the Mountains, the Piedmont and the Upper Coastal Plain and is uncommon in Southwest Georgia. There are no records from the Southeastern quadrant of the state. Colonies are usually found in grassy habitat in open woods near a stream or in a river flood plain forest. They are found less frequently in dry upland pine forests, especially between Columbus and Macon (fide Michael Beohm). At Augusta, they are found near swampy areas where the hostplant, Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus strumosus) flourishes. The late Ron Gatrelle designated Silvery Checkerspot from the East Georgia Savannah River region that includes Richmond and Burke counties as Chlosyne nycteis ismeria, but later research determined that ismeria is not a valid subspecies. Nonetheless, individuals in the Savannah River area have a row of white spots along the margin of the ventral FW that is lacking in other specimens from other regions of the state. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of NE Georgia, the Appalachian subspecies Chlosyne nycteis pastoron is much darker dorsally than other subspecies. It has been recorded in Rabun, Towns, Union, Fannin, Lumpkin and White counties. Other hostplants are Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus), Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) and Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). There are three broods: mid-April to early May; mid-June to mid-July;late August to mid-October. Early Date: April 14 (Talbot County); Late Date: October 18 (Clarke County). Conservation Status: Secure.