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Field and Swamp: Animals
and Their Habitats
Checkerspots and Patches (Chlosyna genus)
Checkerspots, along with Ladies, Crescents, Buckeyes, and Anglewings, are members of the "True" Brushfoot (Nymphalinae) sub-family and members of the Brushfoot (Nymphalidae) family.
Bordered Patch (Chlosyna lacinia)
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| Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia), Riverside Nature Center, Kerrville, Kerr County, TX, 5/27/10 |
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyna nycteis)
Before 2005, there seemed to be just a local population at Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access. But in August 2005, they popped up in a number of locations in Durham and Orange Counties, and in 2006 their numbers seem to be taking off.
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| Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access (Durham County), 8/31/04. This was one of two Silvery Checkerspots that I saw this day. | Dorsal view of same butterfly. | Same location, 5/29/05. | Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/24/05. | Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/24/05. | Johnston's Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 8/25/05. This is a view from below. |
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| Silvery Checkerspot, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/29/06 | Silvery Checkerspot, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 4/29/06 | Silvery Checkerspot, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/20/06 | Silvery Checkerspot, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 7/9/06 |
© 2006 Dorothy E. Pugh