(Chlosyne nycteis)
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| Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) |
| The Silvery Checkerspot looks like a Pearl Crescent and Harris' Checkerspot. It is larger than a Pearl Crescent that is orange and black above, and with wider black borders making it look much darker. The underside has a very broad white median band on the hindwing, and diagnostic of this species is an interrupted marginal white spot band. This butterfly inhabits open deciduous woodlands and edges, and stream edges in open country, flying close to the ground. Its food source is mainly sunflowers. |
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| Mustard White (Pieris napi) |
| The Mustard White is smaller than our very common Cabbage White butterfly, and in the spring brood, on thier undersides they show dark vein lines. In the summer brood, they are plane white above and below. They are found in northern deciduous forests. |
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| Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) |
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The Dreamy Duskywing is in a family of butterflies that are difficult to identify. It takes a great deal of effort and several good looks or photographs to identify them properly. Based upon this photo and several refernce books, I have determined this photo above to be thjat of a Dreamy Duskywing because of the gray patch on the forewing along with the broad chain-like postmedian band.
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| Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
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Wild Indigo Duskywing is relatively rare in Ontario, but several experienced butterfly watchers have verified this sighting in the Toronto area. It has white subapical spots on the FW, along with edged feather-like pattern in the postmedian area. Its favorite plant is crown vetch, usually on a slope or embankment, which was evident in the area that this and a few other individuals were found. They can be found in spring summer and fall. It is becoming more common than it was.
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