West Virginia White

Decline: 98.03%

Harris’ Checkerspot

Decline: 92.92%

    • Flat-topped asters (Doellingeria spp.)

    • Goldenrod (Solidago)

    • Wingstem (Verbesina)

    • Woodland asters (Symphyotrichum spp.)

  • Flower Nector

  • Overwinter in communal silk shelters in leaf litter

  • Photo credit: Bex Goreham

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Decline: 92.24%

    • Nettles (Urtica dioica)

    • Willow (Salix)

    • Elm (Ulmus)

    • Sunflower (Helianthus)

    • Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis)

  • Flower Nector

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  • Photo credit: Cathie Bird

    • Butterflies and Moths of North America

    • National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder – host plant associations

    • Wagner, David L.Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press, 2005.

Harris’ Checkerspot

Decline: 92.92%

    • Flat-topped asters (Doellingeria spp.)

    • Woodland asters (Symphyotrichum spp.)

  • Flower Nector

  • Overwinter in communal silk shelters in leaf litter

  • Photo credit: Bex Goreham