Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosynenycteis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Barling, Arkansas
Lula, Georgia
Benton, Kentucky
Lincoln, Nebraska
Cincinnati, Ohio
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Fort Worth, Texas
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) |
September 2007 |
Positive
Very friendly busy little butterfly. They love my Blue Mistflower and the Cosmos.
I had black caterpillars devour one stalk of my Frostweed plant (Verbesina virginica) in Aug 2007. Not sure what they were, I took a few and caged them. I kept fresh leaves in the cage and eventually they formed chrysalis and then eclosed early Sept. After release it stayed around long enough to get photographed.
I had black caterpillars devour one stalk of my Frostweed plant (Verbesina virginica) in Aug 2007. Not sure what they were, I took a few and caged them. I kept fresh leaves in the cage and eventually they formed chrysalis and then eclosed early Sept. After release it stayed around long enough to get photographed.
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melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a) |
June 2007 |
Positive
The black bristly caterpillars feed on members of the Asteraceae family. The adults fly June through August. found mostly in eastern North America.
