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 11, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Marion County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
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Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
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Region: Miami County, Kansas, United States
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Liberty County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 12, 2018
Observation date: Mar 09, 2017
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Decatur County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: WWRauscher
Region: Texas, Morris County, United States
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Region: Jones County, Mississippi, United States
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
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Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: Justme
Region: Butler County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: Kevin Groeneweg
Region: Cowley County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2018
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Marion County, Arkansas, United States
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Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: May 04, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 26, 2018
Observation date: Jun 13, 2018
Submitted by: misspt
Region: Perry County, Mississippi, United States
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Verified date: Jun 21, 2018
Observation date: Apr 03, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 15, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: PaulineSingleton
Region: Texas, San Augustine County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 30, 2018
Observation date: May 25, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Jan 14, 2018
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Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 28, 2017
Observation date: Jun 24, 2013
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 27, 2017
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