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 26, 2014
Submitted by: cfhayes
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 26, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Marion County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 18, 2020
Observation date: May 13, 2016
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: mmeshaka
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 06, 2020
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 15, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2019
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 02, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 03, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 01, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2011
Submitted by: cobal2913
Region: Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2018
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 17, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: JRoper
Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Smalltowngirl
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: Smalltowngirl
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: Carolyn Seaton
Region: York County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 11, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Marion County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 07, 2019
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