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: Apr 04, 2015
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
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Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 1964
Submitted by: Indy Entomologist
Region: Allen County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: richardhsmith (Jim Brighton)
Region: Wicomico County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jan 27, 2015
Observation date: Aug 29, 2014
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 23, 2014
Observation date: Sep 04, 2014
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 04, 2014
Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 02, 2014
Observation date: Aug 29, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 29, 2014
Observation date: Aug 28, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 28, 2014
Observation date: Aug 13, 2014
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 19, 2014
Observation date: Aug 07, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 11, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 12, 2014
Observation date: Aug 03, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Benton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 04, 2014
Observation date: Jul 27, 2014
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 30, 2014
Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 29, 2014
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Madison County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 28, 2014
Observation date: Jul 27, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 27, 2014
Observation date: Jul 08, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 09, 2014
Observation date: Jun 26, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 29, 2014
Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 24, 2014
Observation date: May 27, 2014
Submitted by: Intrinsic3141
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 31, 2014
Observation date: May 15, 2014
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 16, 2014
Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 04, 2014
Observation date: Apr 20, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 21, 2014
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