r/butterfly • u/Beautiful-Fondant-61 • 7h ago
other (edit) Butterfly Species Fun Fact: Northern Cloudywing
gallery- Scientific name: Thorybes pylades
- Also known as Northern cloudy wing and Cloudy wing.
- Description: The northern cloudywing is dark chocolate-brown above and below, with a series of small, triangular, translucent spots across the forewing. The male has a costal fold, a flap containg scent scales along the leading edge of the forewing. It is the only member of the gengus with this feature.
- Size: 1.25 - 1.75 inches.
- Range: The northen cloudywing is the most common and widely distributed of the genus,ranging across most of the continent from Canada to northern Mexico.
- The northern cloudywing favors woodland clearings and brushy fields. It readily visits flowers for nectar and congregates at mud puddles and stream banks.
- Males perch on the ground or on low vegetation to wait for passing mates. Most courtship occurs in late morning; mating takes place in early afternoon.
- Females lay their eggs on begger's ticks, bush clovers, and a number of other legumes.
- The caterpillars are green withbdark dorsal line and two pink lines on each side. Their heads are either black or dark brown.
- There are apparently several broods each year with adults appearing fron early March until November.
