Species: Thorybes pylades, Northern Cloudywing

Description: 1 1/4 to 1 3/4"

Habitat: Open woods, edges, fields, meadows, roadsides

Range: British Colombia to Quebec, south into US, Baja California and south-central Mexico

Host/Food Plant: Legumes

Status: Common and widespread

Butterfly anatomy

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Thorybes pylades, Durham NC July 24 2004