Nevada
Cloudywing
Thorybes nevada
AKA Cecropterus nevada
AKA Thorybes mexicana
AKA Mexican Cloudywing
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Size: Up to 1.5 inch wingspan
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Key ID features: Above very dark brown with a few white bars and spots on FW, longer and wider than in other Oregon cloudywings. Below similar to above, dark brown with with a few narrow tan or off-white bars and spots on FW, HW darkly striated.
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Similar species: Northern Cloudywing has smaller sub-cell white bar on FW, and often the white bars are narrower. Western Cloudywing has narrower white bars on FW above.
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Host plant: Various clover (Trifolium) species.
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Habitat: Damp hillsides, creeksides, clearings in coniferous forest.
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Range: East slope of Cascade Range from Lane County south to northern Klamath and Lake counties.
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Season: Mid-May to early July
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Abundance: Common
Conservation Status: Secure