Thorybes confusis

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Thorybes confusis
Confused Cloudywing Butterfly Estero Llano SP Mission TX 2018-03-14 09-52-26 (26943304198).jpg
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Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Thorybes
Species:
T. confusis
Binomial name
Thorybes confusis
(E. Bell, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cecropterus confusisE. Bell, 1923

Thorybes confusis, the confused cloudywing, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

Appearance, behavior, and distribution

The confused cloudywing is often difficult to distinguish from southern and northern cloudywings, which it can often be found with. It lives in open sites near woodlands. [2]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Cecropterus confusis Confused Cloudywing". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. Jaret C. Daniels (2004). Butterflies of Georgia Field Guide. ISBN   1-59193-057-X. OCLC   56523056. OL   8858912M. Wikidata   Q99519535.:176–177