Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1324111

Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades

Observation date: May 12, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In the canyon below Rockhouse Spring on a somewhat windy day
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 15, 2022
Coordinator notes: Marta, upperside marks are usually not sufficient to distinguish pylades and dobra/mexicana. Your earlier shots of pylades included ventral views. While a ventral shot would be nice in this case, I think Northern is the only cloudywing previously reported from Dona Ana County, so I'm comfortable calling this bug that species. I think to get dobra you need to go to higher mountains in the Gila or Sacramentos.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Doña Ana County