Habitat
The southern cloudywing is found in open scrub areas including
woodland edges, powerline clearings,
meadows, prairies, and burned areas.
Diet
The southern cloudywing caterpillar eats plants in the legume or Fabaceae family including
Tick-trefoil and bush clover. The adult eats the nectar of
white, purple, pink, or blue flowers including milkweed, thistles, dogbane, and crown vetch.
Life Cycle
The male southern cloudywing perches on vegetation and waits for a female to pass by. The female lays a single egg at a time on the underside of a leaf on a host plant. In the northern part of its range, the southern cloudywing produces one brood a year. In the southern part of its range, it produces two broods a year. The
larvae are brown with a black head.
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The southern cloudywing is found across much of the eastern United States from Minnesota east to New England and south to Texas and Florida. The southern cloudywing is found in New Hampshire.