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Northern Cloudywing  -- Thorybes pylades

Male
Calvert County
6/22/05

Male
Calvert County
6/6/04

Calvert County
6/8/04
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Notes: Sexes similar but males have forewing costal fold. Antennae clubs lack white mark at the bend as in Southern Cloudywing.
Occurrence: common
Range: Ridge & Valley, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Flight: mid-June to early July
Larval hostplants: Legumes: Tick Trefoil, Bush Clover
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