Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site
Monitoring butterfly populations across Central California for more than 35 years… Thorybes mexicana nevada
Common Name: Nevada Cloudy-Wing
Found on and at the margins of wet meadows at and above Lang, extending above tree-line. Males may hilltop, and also puddle. Numbers of this species vary greatly among years; occasionally very common, usually not. It sits with the wings mostly or fully opened. Visits clovers, vetches, and Pink Pussy Paws eagerly. One brood, May-July; hosts clovers (Trifolium).
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