2 May 2006
15 May 2008
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.
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| Durham Co., NC 2 May 2006 |
Orange Co., NC 15 May 2008 |
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| Orange Co., NC 16 May 2004 |
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 6 June 2006 |
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| Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
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| Hill Forest, Durham Co., NC 1 May 2005 |
Orange Co., NC 18 June 2003 |
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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). Alamance Co., NC6 June 2004 |
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| Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
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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). |
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Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 28 May 2010 Northern Cloudywings generally have darker faces than Confused Cloudywings. |
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Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 15 Aug 2010 |
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| Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 9 Apr 2012 |
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Madison Co., NC 9 Apr 2012 |
Created on ... June 29, 2003 | jspippen@duke.edu