Silvery Checkerspot [Filler]

This reminds me of the [Christian] church calendar. We have the seasons of Advent, then Christmas, and a few months later, Easter. And when those liturgical seasons end, we return to “ordinary time.” So it is when daughter & granddaughter go home: it’s back to the quiet routine of our “ordinary” life. No photos today, so this is a filler from two days ago.

I am quite certain that this is a Pearl Crescent, but I will submit to my two butterfly/insect sites for confirmation, if only to establish (for scientific purposes), that this species was in Carbondale in late-July this year.

Glad I did. BugGuide expert** has ID’ed this as a Silvery Checkerspot.
It’s a little one: wingspan 1 3/8–1 7/8" (35–48mm).

» ID’ed as Chlosyne nycteis or “Silvery Checkerspot” at: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ]
» Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ UK Butterflies ]

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** This BugGuide “Contributing Editor” has quite the biography!

Looking back
1 year ago: “Travel day 2 home”
2 years ago: “Spicebush Swallowtail”
3 years ago: “Finally, a yellow Tiger!”
4 years ago: “Last butterfly for a while!”
5 years ago: “Eastern Pondhawk [Filler #52]”
6 years ago: “Travel day”
7 years ago: “Golden Silk Orbweaver”
8 years ago: “First swallowtail of the year”
9 years ago: “Fiery Skipper? No! “Sachem” (Sigh)”
10 years ago: “My, but what large eyes you have!”
11 years ago: “Another travel day...”

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