1/3/2024 0 Comments Confused cloudwing butterfly![]() This species is on the wing from June to mid-July in the north and March to November in the south. This butterfly may be found in a variety of open habitats such as along streams, meadows, savannas, scrubby fields, and woodlands. The Confused Cloudywing has grayish-white palps, lacks the white spot on the bend of the antennal club, and on the upper side of the fore wing the subapical spots are more loosely connected with the bottom spot quite offset. The Northern Cloudywing has brown palps, the white ring around the eye is not continuous, and males have a fore wing costal fold. Similar species in the Southern Cloudywings range include the Northern Cloudywing and the Confused Cloudywing. In some cases the hind wing may have a variable amount of frosting near the margin. The underside of the wings is mottled dark brown with two darker brown bands. In the subapical area there are three to four spots that are either all connected as if they were one mark (summer form) or with the bottom spot slightly offset (spring form). Near the fore wing costa is a conspicuous spot in the shape of an hourglass (in spring forms this spot is lacking). The upper side of the wings is dark brown with the fore wing submarginal area having an aligned row of glassy white spots. There is a white spot on the bend of the antennal club. The palps are whitish with a white ring around the eye. ![]() On average, the Southern Cloudywing is usually slightly smaller than the North Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) and about the same size as the Confused Cloudywing. There rapid flight is very erratic, though it is closer to the ground then in some of its close relatives. However, summer Confused Cloudywings are also strongly patterned which makes identifying them more difficult. ![]() Summer forms tend to be more boldly marked by comparison, making identification easier. Spring forms are usually lightly marked and resemble Confused Cloudywings (Thorybes confusis). In the south, where it has two broods per year, there are two seasonal forms. There are two main reasons why Southern Cloudywings can be difficult to identify: one is individual variation and the other is confusing seasonal forms. The Southern Cloudywing (sometimes spelled Southern Cloudy Wing), Thorybes bathyllus, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. :) Below you will find a little info on this species. This is the Southern Cloudywing butterfly it's a very small but noticeably pretty little thing.
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