Statewide in distribution but fairly common only in the piedmont and sandhills, this species is uncommon to rare elsewhere. Northern Cloudywings have two broods in NC from Spring into early Fall.
Note the dark head, dark face, mostly dark wing margins, reduced forewing spots, and that the bottom spot of the apical spot line is offset toward the wingtip.
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 28 May 2010 Northern Cloudywings can usually be distinguished from the similar Confused Cloudywing by a couple of field marks. Looking at the 3 spots in the middle of the forewing, the innermost (closest to body) on Northern Cloudywings, is fairly equal-sided or spot-like (as opposed to more elongate or bar-like in Confused Cloudywings). | |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 28 May 2010 Northern Cloudywings generally have darker faces than Confused Cloudywings. |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 15 Aug 2010 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Orange Co., NC 5 May 2017 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Caswell Co. Game Lands, NC 3 May 2020 Dorsal shot highly cropped and lightened |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 9 Apr 2012 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 9 Apr 2012 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Durham Co., NC 2 May 2006 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Orange Co., NC 15 May 2008 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC 4 Aug 2012 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 18 May 2023 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 18 May 2023 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Orange Co., NC 16 May 2004 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 6 June 2006 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Hill Forest, Durham Co., NC 1 May 2005 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Orange Co., NC 18 June 2003 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Alamance Co., NC 6 June 2004 The white spots are somewhat bolder than usual on this individual but note overall very dark brown, dark fringes, and offset lowermost spot (of the apical spot line). |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 18 May 2023 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Caswell Co., NC 10 May 2007 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Sam Houston WMA, Walker Co., TX 2 Apr 2018 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Sam Houston WMA, Walker Co., TX 1 Apr 2018 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Sam Houston WMA, Walker Co., TX 1 Apr 2018 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Sam Houston WMA, Walker Co., TX 1 Apr 2018 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co., Ontario 12 July 2018 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Harshaw Rd., Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ 27 July 2017 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Carr Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ 28 July 2017 |
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