description Northern Cloudywing Overview
The northern cloudywing, Thorybes pylades, is a North American butterfly in the skipper family Hesperiidae. Adults have dark brown wings with small translucent or pale spots, and the underside is marked with lighter mottling that helps distinguish it from related cloudywings. It occurs across much of the United States and southern Canada in habitats such as woodland edges, meadows, roadsides, and open areas. Caterpillars feed on plants in the legume family.
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What does the northern cloudywing look like?
Thorybes pylades has dark brown wings with small translucent or pale spots. Its underside has lighter mottling that helps separate it from related cloudywings.
Where is the northern cloudywing found?
It is a North American butterfly. The species belongs to the skipper family Hesperiidae.
How can northern cloudywing be distinguished from related species?
The underside's lighter mottled pattern is an important field clue. The dark brown wings and small pale or translucent spots are also characteristic.
What family does Thorybes pylades belong to?
It belongs to Hesperiidae, the skipper family. Its common name is northern cloudywing.
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