Silvery checkerspot

The Silvery checkerspot has pale yellow-orange upperwings crossed with dark borders and markings, while the underside of the hindwing is pale with white-centered spots and a broad white crescent near the margin. Its short front legs and longer back legs can make it look four-legged when perched.

Caterpillars feed on black-eyed Susan, asters and related plants, living gregariously while young and overwintering as partly grown larvae. One brood flies in the north each year, with two broods common through most of the range.