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The Mexican Cloudywing, Mountain Cloudy Wing or Nevada Cloudy Wing (''Thorybes mexicana'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the high elevation mountains of the western United States south into Mexico. Subspecies ''confusis'' is often treated as a separate species, known as the Confused Cloudywing or Eastern Cloudywing (''Thorybes confusis''). This subspecies is found from south-eastern Pennsylvania west to Missouri, south along the Atlantic Coastal plain to central Florida, the Gulf Coast and Texas. Strays can be found up to south-eastern Kansas, southern Illinois and New Jersey. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Trifolium'', ''Vicia'' and ''Lathyrus'' species. Adults feed on flower nectar. ==Subspecies== *''Thorybes mexicana mexicana'' (Mexico) *''Thorybes mexicana nevada'' (California, Oregon) *''Thorybes mexicana confusis'' (Florida) - Confused Cloudywing or Eastern Cloudywing *''Thorybes mexicana dobra'' (Mexico, Arizona) *''Thorybes mexicana ducia'' (Panama) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thorybes mexicana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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