Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
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Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
| Caterpillar Hostplants | American Potato-Bean (Apios americana), Engleman's Milk-vetch (Astragalus distortus var. engelmannii), Butterfly-Pea (Centrosema virginianum), Little-Leaf Tick-Clover (Desmodium ciliare), Panicled Tick-Clover (Desmodium paniculatum), Round-Head Bush-Clover (Lespedeza capitata), Hairy Bush-Clover (Lespedeza hirta), Slender Bush-Clover (Lespedeza virginica), Trailing Wild-Bean (Strophostyles helvula), and Strophostyles leiosperma. |
| Area
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| Seasonal Flight Data | March - October |
| General Notes | Can sometimes be confused with Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades). Southern Cloudywing is normally slightly smaller than Northern Cloudywing; has a white "face" as opposed to the dark "face" of Northern Cloudywing; usually has more white patterning on forewings than Northern. |
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