Thorybes pylades – Northern Cloudywing

Caterpillar foods: legumes

This is one of the spread wing skippers – skippers that rest with their front and hind wings stretched out together.  Northern Cloudywings aren’t very common here, but I usually see a few, once or twice a summer.

6/7/2008

 

5/27/2006

 

5/27/2006

 

6/7/2008

 

Mated pair -6/5/2005