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: Aug 06, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2011
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Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2012
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Region: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 02, 2012
Observation date: Jul 19, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2012
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Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
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Region: Crawford County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2012
Observation date: Jun 11, 2011
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2012
Observation date: May 29, 2012
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Region: Morgan County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: May 30, 2012
Observation date: May 20, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 24, 2012
Observation date: May 06, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Scott County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 21, 2012
Observation date: Apr 06, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 15, 2012
Observation date: Mar 28, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2011
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Feb 06, 2012
Observation date: May 22, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jan 04, 2012
Observation date: Jun 20, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie)
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 04, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Alex Grkovich)
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Erik Nielsen)
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 12, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Matthew Arey)
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 10, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Madeline Champagne)
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 18, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 09, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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