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 20, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
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Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
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Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2011
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Region: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2013
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Region: Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
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Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Apr 25, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: May 01, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: May 01, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Apr 25, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: May 06, 2013
Observation date: May 01, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: May 06, 2013
Observation date: Apr 24, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 24, 2013
Observation date: Apr 20, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Apr 21, 2013
Observation date: Apr 12, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2012
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 06, 2013
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