Attributes of Thorybes bathyllus
Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes bathyllus (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Hindwing is elongated. Upperside is dark brown; forewing has a wide band composed of aligned transparent spots. Male lacks a costal fold.
Wing Span: 1 5/16 - 1 7/8 inches (3.3 - 5 cm).
Life History: To seek females, males perch on vegetation 1.5 to 4.5 feet above ground, usually on hilltops or knolls. Some males appear to use the same perch throughout their lives (which lasts no more than 2 weeks). Females lay eggs singly on the underside of a host plant leaflet. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-July in the north; two broods (possibly three) from June-early October in most of its range.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various plants in the pea family (Fabaceae) including beggar's ticks (Desmodium), bush clover (Lespedeza), clover (Trifolium), milkvetch (Astragalus), fuzzybean (Strophostyles), and wild bean (Glycine).
Adult Food: Usually nectar from blue, purple, pink, or white flowers including dogbane, selfheal, crown vetch, Japanese honeysuckle, thistles, common milkweed, and others.
Habitat: Open, scrubby places including dry meadows, burned areas, dry prairie hills, powerline right-of-ways, and others.
Range: Most of the eastern United States from southern Maine west across the Great Lake States to Minnesota, Nebraska, southeastern Colorado, and northern New Mexico; south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast, and Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 06, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Aiken County, South Carolina, United States | April 15, 2012 | Details |
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March 28, 2012 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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June 12, 2011 | ozcomomoths | Ozark County, Missouri, United States | February 06, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2011 | jftrahan | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | January 04, 2012 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | jarap | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | September 06, 2011 | Details |
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July 31, 2011 | linda-butterfly | Pike County, Georgia, United States | August 29, 2011 | Details |
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June 15, 2011 | oliver1 | Leon County, Florida, United States | August 11, 2011 | Details |
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July 20, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | July 25, 2011 | Details |
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April 09, 2011 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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June 08, 2011 | David Trently | Scott County, Tennessee, United States | June 16, 2011 | Details |
| May 12, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 24, 2006 | legacy.reporter (T. Wilcox) | Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 2006 | legacy.reporter (J. Nottke) | Surry County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Martin Bialecki, Mike and Susan Kielb ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Don Harvey, Mike & Susan Kielb, Warren Wagner, Roger Wykes ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Craves, Julie with Dorothy McLeer, Rick Simek) | Wayne County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. & S. Bialecki, Richard Brown, D. & E. Shappirio, C. Swift, Roger Wykes. ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with J & R Brown, John Farmer, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard w/ Breandan Brown, John Farmer, Roger Kuhlman, Darrin O' Brien, John Swales, and Roger Wykes.) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 27, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with B., J., K., R., R. Brown, L. Claflin, R. Kuhlman, C. Swift) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John, M. Bialecki, A. Beiker, R. Kuhlman, J. & M. Weinman, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Cappaest, D. with R. Kuhlmap, J. Paulissen, B. Rommell, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 13, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 21, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard, B. Brown, John Farmer, R. Kuhlman, Darrin O'Brien, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 22, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Moran, Michael, Steve Mueller) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 20, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Packard, Martin) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 05, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Bialecki, M, Kuhlman, R, Richards, C, Spotts, C, Swales, John, Wykes, Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Mueller, Steven) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Kluge, Karen; Rosenmeier, Terry) | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 10, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Burkert, Jeff) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1899 | legacy.reporter (Britton) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1902 | legacy.reporter (Britton) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1962 | legacy.reporter (Chambers) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1972 | lawrencegall (Gall) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
