Nycteis Checkerspot
Charidryas nycteis
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CA: Threatened
California listed as Threatened
Medium checkerspot with orange and black wing pattern. Caterpillars feed on sneezeweed and asters; adults visit native wildflower patches in grasslands and oak woodlands.
Plants that support Nycteis Checkerspot
1 plants
Rough-leaved Aster
Eurybia radulina
perennial herb
larval food plant during breeding season, caterpillars feed on foliage April-July
Bay Area native