Attributes of Thorybes pylades
Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades (Scudder, 1870)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; clear spots on forewing are small, triangular, and not aligned. Male forewing has a costal fold enclosing scent scales. Underside is brown with gray overscaling; hindwing has 2 dark bands.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches (3.2 - 4.7 cm).
Life History: Males perch on or near the ground in forest openings to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly under leaves of the host plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from May-July in the north, earlier in the south. Two broods from March-September in Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various plants in the pea family (Fabaceae) including beggar's ticks (Desmodium), bush clover (Lespedeza), clover (Trifolium), lotus (Hosackia), and others.
Adult Food: Usually nectar from blue, purple, pink, or white flowers including dogbane, selfheal, crown vetch, Japanese honeysuckle, thistles, common milkweed, Deptford pink, hoary vervain, and others.
Habitat: Open or scrubby boreal woodland and forest edges.
Range: Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to British Columbia, south through California and the Rocky Mountain states to Mexico, Texas, the Gulf states, and Florida.
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 map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 06, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Scott County, Tennessee, United States | May 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 17, 2011 | Lois Stacey | Georgia, United States, Wilkes County | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | Julius | Monroe County, Tennessee, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2011 | jftrahan | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | January 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 20, 2009 | RaisingButterflies.org | Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
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June 01, 2011 | Joe Schelling--entered by M ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | October 03, 2011 | Details |
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April 28, 2011 | jftrahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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April 04, 2009 | rseidler | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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April 02, 2011 | jdupton | Texas, United States, Williamson County | August 23, 2011 | Details |
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April 09, 2011 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 10, 2011 | Details |
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April 22, 2011 | jftrahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 10, 2011 | Details |
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April 01, 2011 | jftrahan | Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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June 26, 2011 | HHowell | Hancock County, Tennessee, United States | July 03, 2011 | Details |
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May 27, 2010 | James Fox | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | June 29, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | AJ Trently | Union County, Tennessee, United States | June 16, 2011 | Details |
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June 12, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | June 13, 2011 | Details |
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May 09, 2011 | Andy Eller | Rowan County, Kentucky, United States | June 13, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | Cheryl Jennings | McDowell County, West Virginia, United States | June 06, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Anderson County, Tennessee, United States | June 04, 2011 | Details |
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May 30, 2011 | David Trently | Morgan County, Tennessee, United States | June 04, 2011 | Details |
| April 09, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 24, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 30, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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May 22, 2011 | Don Holt | Washington County, Tennessee, United States | May 27, 2011 | Details |
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April 30, 2011 | GSSpicer | Rhea County, Tennessee, United States | May 21, 2011 | Details |
| June 13, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 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 19, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale 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 | |
| July 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Webster, Ken) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Little, Janea, with Gene Beckham, Denny Brooks, Katherine Carothers, Donna & Ralph Czerepinski, Monica Essenmacher, Bob Lederhouse, Betty Secrist, Wendy Skory, Cathy Yanacek) | Midland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham 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 13, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale 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 23, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Calhoun County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Ionia County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland 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 06, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald with A. Navarro, Owen Perkins, C., D., G, L., S. Starkey, J., J., S. Thompson, ) | Oakland 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 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 | |
| July 25, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin, Lana Paulley) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
