Tuesday, October 1, 2024

October 1, 2024

I am known as a Silvery Checkerspot butterfly
I can have 1-4 broods, based on where I live
I'm in the south, so I'll have three
I'll lay 100 eggs under leaves
Then fly away while the new life begins.

Location: Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC

Sources: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Chlosyne-nycteis

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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