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Thorybes confusis

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Thorybes confusis

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 confusis E. Bell, 1923

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

Appearance, behavior, and distribution

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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]

References

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  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