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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2016
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2017
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2017
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Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
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Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
Observation date: May 13, 2010
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 28, 2017
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2017
Observation date: Jul 11, 2017
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2017
Observation date: Jun 13, 2017
Submitted by: shamytwinsmom
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2017
Observation date: Jun 24, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 29, 2017
Observation date: Jun 22, 2017
Submitted by: Erik Alford
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 24, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 18, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2017
Observation date: May 09, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: May 17, 2017
Observation date: May 09, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: May 17, 2017
Observation date: Mar 21, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Apr 11, 2017
Observation date: Apr 08, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Apr 09, 2017
Observation date: Apr 08, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Apr 09, 2017
Observation date: May 21, 2016
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 08, 2017
Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Nov 09, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 06, 2016
Observation date: Jul 29, 2016
Submitted by: elegrand
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 04, 2016
Observation date: Jul 19, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 19, 2016
Observation date: Jun 27, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 15, 2016
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